Purim for Hebrew Year 7562 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 3799 | 14 Adar 7559 | ||
Purim 3800 | 14 Adar II 7560 | ||
Purim 3801 | 14 Adar 7561 | ||
Purim 3802 | 14 Adar II 7562 | ||
Purim 3803 | 14 Adar 7563 | ||
Purim 3804 | 14 Adar 7564 | ||
Purim 3805 | 14 Adar II 7565 | ||
Purim 3806 | 14 Adar 7566 |
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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