Purim for Hebrew Year 7802 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 4039 | 14 Adar 7799 | ||
Purim 4040 | 14 Adar 7800 | ||
Purim 4041 | 14 Adar II 7801 | ||
Purim 4042 | 14 Adar 7802 | ||
Purim 4043 | 14 Adar 7803 | ||
Purim 4044 | 14 Adar II 7804 | ||
Purim 4045 | 14 Adar 7805 | ||
Purim 4046 | 14 Adar 7806 |
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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