Purim for Hebrew Year 7704 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 3941 | 14 Adar II 7701 | ||
Purim 3942 | 14 Adar 7702 | ||
Purim 3943 | 14 Adar II 7703 | ||
Purim 3944 | 14 Adar 7704 | ||
Purim 3945 | 14 Adar 7705 | ||
Purim 3946 | 14 Adar II 7706 | ||
Purim 3947 | 14 Adar 7707 | ||
Purim 3948 | 14 Adar 7708 |
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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