Purim for Hebrew Year 5824 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 2061 | 14 Adar 5821 | ||
Purim 2062 | 14 Adar II 5822 | ||
Purim 2063 | 14 Adar 5823 | ||
Purim 2064 | 14 Adar 5824 | ||
Purim 2065 | 14 Adar II 5825 | ||
Purim 2066 | 14 Adar 5826 | ||
Purim 2067 | 14 Adar 5827 | ||
Purim 2068 | 14 Adar II 5828 |
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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