Purim for Hebrew Year 11486 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 7723 | 14 Adar 11483 | ||
Purim 7724 | 14 Adar II 11484 | ||
Purim 7725 | 14 Adar 11485 | ||
Purim 7726 | 14 Adar 11486 | ||
Purim 7727 | 14 Adar II 11487 | ||
Purim 7728 | 14 Adar 11488 | ||
Purim 7729 | 14 Adar 11489 | ||
Purim 7730 | 14 Adar II 11490 |
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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