Purim for Hebrew Year 7825 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 4062 | 14 Adar 7822 | ||
Purim 4063 | 14 Adar II 7823 | ||
Purim 4064 | 14 Adar 7824 | ||
Purim 4065 | 14 Adar 7825 | ||
Purim 4066 | 14 Adar II 7826 | ||
Purim 4067 | 14 Adar 7827 | ||
Purim 4068 | 14 Adar II 7828 | ||
Purim 4069 | 14 Adar 7829 |
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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