Purim for Hebrew Year 10874 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 7111 | 14 Adar II 10871 | ||
Purim 7112 | 14 Adar 10872 | ||
Purim 7113 | 14 Adar 10873 | ||
Purim 7114 | 14 Adar II 10874 | ||
Purim 7115 | 14 Adar 10875 | ||
Purim 7116 | 14 Adar II 10876 | ||
Purim 7117 | 14 Adar 10877 | ||
Purim 7118 | 14 Adar 10878 |
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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