Purim for Hebrew Year 7087 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 3324 | 14 Adar 7084 | ||
Purim 3325 | 14 Adar II 7085 | ||
Purim 3326 | 14 Adar 7086 | ||
Purim 3327 | 14 Adar II 7087 | ||
Purim 3328 | 14 Adar 7088 | ||
Purim 3329 | 14 Adar 7089 | ||
Purim 3330 | 14 Adar II 7090 | ||
Purim 3331 | 14 Adar 7091 |
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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