Purim for Hebrew Year 11685 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 7922 | 14 Adar 11682 | ||
Purim 7923 | 14 Adar II 11683 | ||
Purim 7924 | 14 Adar 11684 | ||
Purim 7925 | 14 Adar II 11685 | ||
Purim 7926 | 14 Adar 11686 | ||
Purim 7927 | 14 Adar 11687 | ||
Purim 7928 | 14 Adar II 11688 | ||
Purim 7929 | 14 Adar 11689 |
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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