Purim for Hebrew Year 11079 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 7316 | 14 Adar 11076 | ||
Purim 7317 | 14 Adar II 11077 | ||
Purim 7318 | 14 Adar 11078 | ||
Purim 7319 | 14 Adar 11079 | ||
Purim 7320 | 14 Adar II 11080 | ||
Purim 7321 | 14 Adar 11081 | ||
Purim 7322 | 14 Adar 11082 | ||
Purim 7323 | 14 Adar II 11083 |
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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