Purim for Hebrew Year 12010 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 8247 | 14 Adar 12007 | ||
Purim 8248 | 14 Adar II 12008 | ||
Purim 8249 | 14 Adar 12009 | ||
Purim 8250 | 14 Adar 12010 | ||
Purim 8251 | 14 Adar II 12011 | ||
Purim 8252 | 14 Adar 12012 | ||
Purim 8253 | 14 Adar 12013 | ||
Purim 8254 | 14 Adar II 12014 |
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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