Purim for Hebrew Year 11159 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 7396 | 14 Adar II 11156 | ||
Purim 7397 | 14 Adar 11157 | ||
Purim 7398 | 14 Adar 11158 | ||
Purim 7399 | 14 Adar II 11159 | ||
Purim 7400 | 14 Adar 11160 | ||
Purim 7401 | 14 Adar II 11161 | ||
Purim 7402 | 14 Adar 11162 | ||
Purim 7403 | 14 Adar 11163 |
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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