Purim for Hebrew Year 13306 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 9543 | 14 Adar II 13303 | ||
Purim 9544 | 14 Adar 13304 | ||
Purim 9545 | 14 Adar 13305 | ||
Purim 9546 | 14 Adar II 13306 | ||
Purim 9547 | 14 Adar 13307 | ||
Purim 9548 | 14 Adar II 13308 | ||
Purim 9549 | 14 Adar 13309 | ||
Purim 9550 | 14 Adar 13310 |
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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