Purim for Hebrew Year 7785 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 4022 | 14 Adar II 7782 | ||
Purim 4023 | 14 Adar 7783 | ||
Purim 4024 | 14 Adar 7784 | ||
Purim 4025 | 14 Adar II 7785 | ||
Purim 4026 | 14 Adar 7786 | ||
Purim 4027 | 14 Adar 7787 | ||
Purim 4028 | 14 Adar II 7788 | ||
Purim 4029 | 14 Adar 7789 |
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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