Purim for Hebrew Year 7474 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 3711 | 14 Adar 7471 | ||
Purim 3712 | 14 Adar 7472 | ||
Purim 3713 | 14 Adar II 7473 | ||
Purim 3714 | 14 Adar 7474 | ||
Purim 3715 | 14 Adar II 7475 | ||
Purim 3716 | 14 Adar 7476 | ||
Purim 3717 | 14 Adar 7477 | ||
Purim 3718 | 14 Adar II 7478 |
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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