Purim for Hebrew Year 10601 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on .
Purim (Hebrew: פּוּרִים, Pûrîm “lots”, from the word פור pur, also called the Festival of Lots) is a Jewish holiday which commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman in the ancient Persian Empire, a story recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther (Megillat Esther).
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Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
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Purim 6838 | 14 Adar 10598 | ||
Purim 6839 | 14 Adar 10599 | ||
Purim 6840 | 14 Adar II 10600 | ||
Purim 6841 | 14 Adar 10601 | ||
Purim 6842 | 14 Adar II 10602 | ||
Purim 6843 | 14 Adar 10603 | ||
Purim 6844 | 14 Adar 10604 | ||
Purim 6845 | 14 Adar II 10605 |
Torah Portion: Exodus 17:8-16
JPS Commentary on Esther
by Adele Berlin
Five Megilloth and Jonah
by H. L. Ginsberg
Megillat Esther
by J. T. Waldman
The Story of Esther
by Eric A. Kimmel
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