Purim for Hebrew Year 11672 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 7909 | 14 Adar II 11669 | ||
Purim 7910 | 14 Adar 11670 | ||
Purim 7911 | 14 Adar 11671 | ||
Purim 7912 | 14 Adar II 11672 | ||
Purim 7913 | 14 Adar 11673 | ||
Purim 7914 | 14 Adar II 11674 | ||
Purim 7915 | 14 Adar 11675 | ||
Purim 7916 | 14 Adar 11676 |
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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