Purim for Hebrew Year 10912 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 7149 | 14 Adar II 10909 | ||
Purim 7150 | 14 Adar 10910 | ||
Purim 7151 | 14 Adar 10911 | ||
Purim 7152 | 14 Adar II 10912 | ||
Purim 7153 | 14 Adar 10913 | ||
Purim 7154 | 14 Adar II 10914 | ||
Purim 7155 | 14 Adar 10915 | ||
Purim 7156 | 14 Adar 10916 |
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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