Purim for Hebrew Year 11444 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 7681 | 14 Adar II 11441 | ||
Purim 7682 | 14 Adar 11442 | ||
Purim 7683 | 14 Adar 11443 | ||
Purim 7684 | 14 Adar II 11444 | ||
Purim 7685 | 14 Adar 11445 | ||
Purim 7686 | 14 Adar II 11446 | ||
Purim 7687 | 14 Adar 11447 | ||
Purim 7688 | 14 Adar 11448 |
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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