Purim for Hebrew Year 10633 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 6870 | 14 Adar 10630 | ||
Purim 6871 | 14 Adar 10631 | ||
Purim 6872 | 14 Adar II 10632 | ||
Purim 6873 | 14 Adar 10633 | ||
Purim 6874 | 14 Adar 10634 | ||
Purim 6875 | 14 Adar II 10635 | ||
Purim 6876 | 14 Adar 10636 | ||
Purim 6877 | 14 Adar 10637 |
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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