Purim for Hebrew Year 7812 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 4049 | 14 Adar II 7809 | ||
Purim 4050 | 14 Adar 7810 | ||
Purim 4051 | 14 Adar 7811 | ||
Purim 4052 | 14 Adar II 7812 | ||
Purim 4053 | 14 Adar 7813 | ||
Purim 4054 | 14 Adar 7814 | ||
Purim 4055 | 14 Adar II 7815 | ||
Purim 4056 | 14 Adar 7816 |
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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