Purim for Hebrew Year 10664 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 6901 | 14 Adar 10661 | ||
Purim 6902 | 14 Adar II 10662 | ||
Purim 6903 | 14 Adar 10663 | ||
Purim 6904 | 14 Adar 10664 | ||
Purim 6905 | 14 Adar II 10665 | ||
Purim 6906 | 14 Adar 10666 | ||
Purim 6907 | 14 Adar II 10667 | ||
Purim 6908 | 14 Adar 10668 |
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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