Purim for Hebrew Year 7758 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 3995 | 14 Adar II 7755 | ||
Purim 3996 | 14 Adar 7756 | ||
Purim 3997 | 14 Adar 7757 | ||
Purim 3998 | 14 Adar II 7758 | ||
Purim 3999 | 14 Adar 7759 | ||
Purim 4000 | 14 Adar II 7760 | ||
Purim 4001 | 14 Adar 7761 | ||
Purim 4002 | 14 Adar 7762 |
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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