Purim for Hebrew Year 7738 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 3975 | 14 Adar 7735 | ||
Purim 3976 | 14 Adar II 7736 | ||
Purim 3977 | 14 Adar 7737 | ||
Purim 3978 | 14 Adar 7738 | ||
Purim 3979 | 14 Adar II 7739 | ||
Purim 3980 | 14 Adar 7740 | ||
Purim 3981 | 14 Adar II 7741 | ||
Purim 3982 | 14 Adar 7742 |
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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