Purim for Hebrew Year 12105 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 8342 | 14 Adar 12102 | ||
Purim 8343 | 14 Adar II 12103 | ||
Purim 8344 | 14 Adar 12104 | ||
Purim 8345 | 14 Adar 12105 | ||
Purim 8346 | 14 Adar II 12106 | ||
Purim 8347 | 14 Adar 12107 | ||
Purim 8348 | 14 Adar 12108 | ||
Purim 8349 | 14 Adar II 12109 |
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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