Purim for Hebrew Year 5887 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 2124 | 14 Adar 5884 | ||
Purim 2125 | 14 Adar II 5885 | ||
Purim 2126 | 14 Adar 5886 | ||
Purim 2127 | 14 Adar 5887 | ||
Purim 2128 | 14 Adar II 5888 | ||
Purim 2129 | 14 Adar 5889 | ||
Purim 2130 | 14 Adar II 5890 | ||
Purim 2131 | 14 Adar 5891 |
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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