Purim for Hebrew Year 7177 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 3414 | 14 Adar II 7174 | ||
Purim 3415 | 14 Adar 7175 | ||
Purim 3416 | 14 Adar 7176 | ||
Purim 3417 | 14 Adar II 7177 | ||
Purim 3418 | 14 Adar 7178 | ||
Purim 3419 | 14 Adar 7179 | ||
Purim 3420 | 14 Adar II 7180 | ||
Purim 3421 | 14 Adar 7181 |
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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