Purim for Hebrew Year 7079 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 3316 | 14 Adar II 7076 | ||
Purim 3317 | 14 Adar 7077 | ||
Purim 3318 | 14 Adar 7078 | ||
Purim 3319 | 14 Adar II 7079 | ||
Purim 3320 | 14 Adar 7080 | ||
Purim 3321 | 14 Adar 7081 | ||
Purim 3322 | 14 Adar II 7082 | ||
Purim 3323 | 14 Adar 7083 |
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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