Purim for Hebrew Year 11451 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 7688 | 14 Adar 11448 | ||
Purim 7689 | 14 Adar II 11449 | ||
Purim 7690 | 14 Adar 11450 | ||
Purim 7691 | 14 Adar 11451 | ||
Purim 7692 | 14 Adar II 11452 | ||
Purim 7693 | 14 Adar 11453 | ||
Purim 7694 | 14 Adar 11454 | ||
Purim 7695 | 14 Adar II 11455 |
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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