Purim for Hebrew Year 5808 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 2045 | 14 Adar 5805 | ||
Purim 2046 | 14 Adar II 5806 | ||
Purim 2047 | 14 Adar 5807 | ||
Purim 2048 | 14 Adar 5808 | ||
Purim 2049 | 14 Adar II 5809 | ||
Purim 2050 | 14 Adar 5810 | ||
Purim 2051 | 14 Adar 5811 | ||
Purim 2052 | 14 Adar II 5812 |
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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