Purim for Hebrew Year 11470 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 7707 | 14 Adar 11467 | ||
Purim 7708 | 14 Adar II 11468 | ||
Purim 7709 | 14 Adar 11469 | ||
Purim 7710 | 14 Adar 11470 | ||
Purim 7711 | 14 Adar II 11471 | ||
Purim 7712 | 14 Adar 11472 | ||
Purim 7713 | 14 Adar 11473 | ||
Purim 7714 | 14 Adar II 11474 |
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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