Purim for Hebrew Year 7265 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 3502 | 14 Adar 7262 | ||
Purim 3503 | 14 Adar 7263 | ||
Purim 3504 | 14 Adar II 7264 | ||
Purim 3505 | 14 Adar 7265 | ||
Purim 3506 | 14 Adar II 7266 | ||
Purim 3507 | 14 Adar 7267 | ||
Purim 3508 | 14 Adar 7268 | ||
Purim 3509 | 14 Adar II 7269 |
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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