Purim for Hebrew Year 13506 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 9743 | 14 Adar 13503 | ||
Purim 9744 | 14 Adar II 13504 | ||
Purim 9745 | 14 Adar 13505 | ||
Purim 9746 | 14 Adar 13506 | ||
Purim 9747 | 14 Adar II 13507 | ||
Purim 9748 | 14 Adar 13508 | ||
Purim 9749 | 14 Adar II 13509 | ||
Purim 9750 | 14 Adar 13510 |
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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