Purim for Hebrew Year 5868 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 2105 | 14 Adar 5865 | ||
Purim 2106 | 14 Adar II 5866 | ||
Purim 2107 | 14 Adar 5867 | ||
Purim 2108 | 14 Adar 5868 | ||
Purim 2109 | 14 Adar II 5869 | ||
Purim 2110 | 14 Adar 5870 | ||
Purim 2111 | 14 Adar II 5871 | ||
Purim 2112 | 14 Adar 5872 |
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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