Purim for Hebrew Year 10923 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 7160 | 14 Adar II 10920 | ||
Purim 7161 | 14 Adar 10921 | ||
Purim 7162 | 14 Adar 10922 | ||
Purim 7163 | 14 Adar II 10923 | ||
Purim 7164 | 14 Adar 10924 | ||
Purim 7165 | 14 Adar II 10925 | ||
Purim 7166 | 14 Adar 10926 | ||
Purim 7167 | 14 Adar 10927 |
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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