Purim for Hebrew Year 11799 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 8036 | 14 Adar 11796 | ||
Purim 8037 | 14 Adar II 11797 | ||
Purim 8038 | 14 Adar 11798 | ||
Purim 8039 | 14 Adar II 11799 | ||
Purim 8040 | 14 Adar 11800 | ||
Purim 8041 | 14 Adar 11801 | ||
Purim 8042 | 14 Adar II 11802 | ||
Purim 8043 | 14 Adar 11803 |
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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