Purim for Hebrew Year 10712 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 6949 | 14 Adar 10709 | ||
Purim 6950 | 14 Adar 10710 | ||
Purim 6951 | 14 Adar II 10711 | ||
Purim 6952 | 14 Adar 10712 | ||
Purim 6953 | 14 Adar 10713 | ||
Purim 6954 | 14 Adar II 10714 | ||
Purim 6955 | 14 Adar 10715 | ||
Purim 6956 | 14 Adar II 10716 |
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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