Purim 3207 / פּוּרִים 6967

Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther 🎭️📜

Purim for Hebrew Year 6967 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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Dates for Purim

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Purim 3204 14 Adar 6964
Purim 3205 14 Adar II 6965
Purim 3206 14 Adar 6966
Purim 3207 14 Adar 6967
Purim 3208 14 Adar II 6968
Purim 3209 14 Adar 6969
Purim 3210 14 Adar 6970
Purim 3211 14 Adar II 6971

Tanakh

Erev Purim / עֶרֶב פּוּרִים

Megillah
  1. 1: Esther 1:1-22 · 22 p’sukim
  2. 2: Esther 2:1-23 · 23 p’sukim
  3. 3: Esther 3:1-15 · 15 p’sukim
  4. 4: Esther 4:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
  5. 5: Esther 5:1-14 · 14 p’sukim
  6. 6: Esther 6:1-14 · 14 p’sukim
  7. 7: Esther 7:1-10 · 10 p’sukim
  8. 8: Esther 8:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
  9. 9: Esther 9:1-32 · 32 p’sukim
  10. 10: Esther 10:1-3 · 3 p’sukim

Purim / פּוּרִים

Torah Portion: Exodus 17:8-16

  1. 1: Exodus 17:8-10 · 3 p’sukim
  2. 2: Exodus 17:11-13 · 3 p’sukim
  3. 3: Exodus 17:14-16 · 3 p’sukim
Megillah
  1. 1: Esther 1:1-22 · 22 p’sukim
  2. 2: Esther 2:1-23 · 23 p’sukim
  3. 3: Esther 3:1-15 · 15 p’sukim
  4. 4: Esther 4:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
  5. 5: Esther 5:1-14 · 14 p’sukim
  6. 6: Esther 6:1-14 · 14 p’sukim
  7. 7: Esther 7:1-10 · 10 p’sukim
  8. 8: Esther 8:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
  9. 9: Esther 9:1-32 · 32 p’sukim
  10. 10: Esther 10:1-3 · 3 p’sukim

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)
Jewish Publication Society
Sefaria Tanakh
Sefaria.org
“Purim” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)

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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