Purim for Hebrew Year 10899 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 7136 | 14 Adar 10896 | ||
Purim 7137 | 14 Adar 10897 | ||
Purim 7138 | 14 Adar II 10898 | ||
Purim 7139 | 14 Adar 10899 | ||
Purim 7140 | 14 Adar 10900 | ||
Purim 7141 | 14 Adar II 10901 | ||
Purim 7142 | 14 Adar 10902 | ||
Purim 7143 | 14 Adar 10903 |
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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