Purim for Hebrew Year 7679 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 3916 | 14 Adar II 7676 | ||
Purim 3917 | 14 Adar 7677 | ||
Purim 3918 | 14 Adar 7678 | ||
Purim 3919 | 14 Adar II 7679 | ||
Purim 3920 | 14 Adar 7680 | ||
Purim 3921 | 14 Adar 7681 | ||
Purim 3922 | 14 Adar II 7682 | ||
Purim 3923 | 14 Adar 7683 |
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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