Purim for Hebrew Year 10752 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 6989 | 14 Adar II 10749 | ||
Purim 6990 | 14 Adar 10750 | ||
Purim 6991 | 14 Adar 10751 | ||
Purim 6992 | 14 Adar II 10752 | ||
Purim 6993 | 14 Adar 10753 | ||
Purim 6994 | 14 Adar II 10754 | ||
Purim 6995 | 14 Adar 10755 | ||
Purim 6996 | 14 Adar 10756 |
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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