Purim for Hebrew Year 12803 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 9040 | 14 Adar 12800 | ||
Purim 9041 | 14 Adar II 12801 | ||
Purim 9042 | 14 Adar 12802 | ||
Purim 9043 | 14 Adar 12803 | ||
Purim 9044 | 14 Adar II 12804 | ||
Purim 9045 | 14 Adar 12805 | ||
Purim 9046 | 14 Adar II 12806 | ||
Purim 9047 | 14 Adar 12807 |
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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