Purim for Hebrew Year 12913 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 9150 | 14 Adar 12910 | ||
Purim 9151 | 14 Adar 12911 | ||
Purim 9152 | 14 Adar II 12912 | ||
Purim 9153 | 14 Adar 12913 | ||
Purim 9154 | 14 Adar 12914 | ||
Purim 9155 | 14 Adar II 12915 | ||
Purim 9156 | 14 Adar 12916 | ||
Purim 9157 | 14 Adar 12917 |
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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