Purim for Hebrew Year 7417 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 3654 | 14 Adar 7414 | ||
Purim 3655 | 14 Adar 7415 | ||
Purim 3656 | 14 Adar II 7416 | ||
Purim 3657 | 14 Adar 7417 | ||
Purim 3658 | 14 Adar II 7418 | ||
Purim 3659 | 14 Adar 7419 | ||
Purim 3660 | 14 Adar 7420 | ||
Purim 3661 | 14 Adar II 7421 |
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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