Purim for Hebrew Year 11001 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 7238 | 14 Adar 10998 | ||
Purim 7239 | 14 Adar II 10999 | ||
Purim 7240 | 14 Adar 11000 | ||
Purim 7241 | 14 Adar II 11001 | ||
Purim 7242 | 14 Adar 11002 | ||
Purim 7243 | 14 Adar 11003 | ||
Purim 7244 | 14 Adar II 11004 | ||
Purim 7245 | 14 Adar 11005 |
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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