Purim for Hebrew Year 13116 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 9353 | 14 Adar II 13113 | ||
Purim 9354 | 14 Adar 13114 | ||
Purim 9355 | 14 Adar 13115 | ||
Purim 9356 | 14 Adar II 13116 | ||
Purim 9357 | 14 Adar 13117 | ||
Purim 9358 | 14 Adar II 13118 | ||
Purim 9359 | 14 Adar 13119 | ||
Purim 9360 | 14 Adar 13120 |
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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