Purim for Hebrew Year 10796 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 7033 | 14 Adar 10793 | ||
Purim 7034 | 14 Adar 10794 | ||
Purim 7035 | 14 Adar II 10795 | ||
Purim 7036 | 14 Adar 10796 | ||
Purim 7037 | 14 Adar 10797 | ||
Purim 7038 | 14 Adar II 10798 | ||
Purim 7039 | 14 Adar 10799 | ||
Purim 7040 | 14 Adar II 10800 |
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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