Purim for Hebrew Year 6980 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 3217 | 14 Adar 6977 | ||
Purim 3218 | 14 Adar 6978 | ||
Purim 3219 | 14 Adar II 6979 | ||
Purim 3220 | 14 Adar 6980 | ||
Purim 3221 | 14 Adar II 6981 | ||
Purim 3222 | 14 Adar 6982 | ||
Purim 3223 | 14 Adar 6983 | ||
Purim 3224 | 14 Adar II 6984 |
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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