Purim for Hebrew Year 10680 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 6917 | 14 Adar 10677 | ||
Purim 6918 | 14 Adar II 10678 | ||
Purim 6919 | 14 Adar 10679 | ||
Purim 6920 | 14 Adar 10680 | ||
Purim 6921 | 14 Adar II 10681 | ||
Purim 6922 | 14 Adar 10682 | ||
Purim 6923 | 14 Adar 10683 | ||
Purim 6924 | 14 Adar II 10684 |
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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