Purim for Hebrew Year 5817 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 2054 | 14 Adar II 5814 | ||
Purim 2055 | 14 Adar 5815 | ||
Purim 2056 | 14 Adar 5816 | ||
Purim 2057 | 14 Adar II 5817 | ||
Purim 2058 | 14 Adar 5818 | ||
Purim 2059 | 14 Adar 5819 | ||
Purim 2060 | 14 Adar II 5820 | ||
Purim 2061 | 14 Adar 5821 |
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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