Purim for Hebrew Year 10951 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 7188 | 14 Adar 10948 | ||
Purim 7189 | 14 Adar 10949 | ||
Purim 7190 | 14 Adar II 10950 | ||
Purim 7191 | 14 Adar 10951 | ||
Purim 7192 | 14 Adar II 10952 | ||
Purim 7193 | 14 Adar 10953 | ||
Purim 7194 | 14 Adar 10954 | ||
Purim 7195 | 14 Adar II 10955 |
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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