Purim for Hebrew Year 13365 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 9602 | 14 Adar 13362 | ||
Purim 9603 | 14 Adar II 13363 | ||
Purim 9604 | 14 Adar 13364 | ||
Purim 9605 | 14 Adar II 13365 | ||
Purim 9606 | 14 Adar 13366 | ||
Purim 9607 | 14 Adar 13367 | ||
Purim 9608 | 14 Adar II 13368 | ||
Purim 9609 | 14 Adar 13369 |
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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