Purim for Hebrew Year 7486 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 3723 | 14 Adar 7483 | ||
Purim 3724 | 14 Adar II 7484 | ||
Purim 3725 | 14 Adar 7485 | ||
Purim 3726 | 14 Adar II 7486 | ||
Purim 3727 | 14 Adar 7487 | ||
Purim 3728 | 14 Adar 7488 | ||
Purim 3729 | 14 Adar II 7489 | ||
Purim 3730 | 14 Adar 7490 |
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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