Purim for Hebrew Year 6840 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 3077 | 14 Adar 6837 | ||
Purim 3078 | 14 Adar II 6838 | ||
Purim 3079 | 14 Adar 6839 | ||
Purim 3080 | 14 Adar II 6840 | ||
Purim 3081 | 14 Adar 6841 | ||
Purim 3082 | 14 Adar 6842 | ||
Purim 3083 | 14 Adar II 6843 | ||
Purim 3084 | 14 Adar 6844 |
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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