Purim for Hebrew Year 10606 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 6843 | 14 Adar 10603 | ||
Purim 6844 | 14 Adar 10604 | ||
Purim 6845 | 14 Adar II 10605 | ||
Purim 6846 | 14 Adar 10606 | ||
Purim 6847 | 14 Adar 10607 | ||
Purim 6848 | 14 Adar II 10608 | ||
Purim 6849 | 14 Adar 10609 | ||
Purim 6850 | 14 Adar II 10610 |
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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