Purim for Hebrew Year 7568 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 3805 | 14 Adar II 7565 | ||
Purim 3806 | 14 Adar 7566 | ||
Purim 3807 | 14 Adar 7567 | ||
Purim 3808 | 14 Adar II 7568 | ||
Purim 3809 | 14 Adar 7569 | ||
Purim 3810 | 14 Adar II 7570 | ||
Purim 3811 | 14 Adar 7571 | ||
Purim 3812 | 14 Adar 7572 |
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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