Purim for Hebrew Year 7540 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 3777 | 14 Adar 7537 | ||
Purim 3778 | 14 Adar II 7538 | ||
Purim 3779 | 14 Adar 7539 | ||
Purim 3780 | 14 Adar 7540 | ||
Purim 3781 | 14 Adar II 7541 | ||
Purim 3782 | 14 Adar 7542 | ||
Purim 3783 | 14 Adar II 7543 | ||
Purim 3784 | 14 Adar 7544 |
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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