Purim for Hebrew Year 7853 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 4090 | 14 Adar II 7850 | ||
Purim 4091 | 14 Adar 7851 | ||
Purim 4092 | 14 Adar 7852 | ||
Purim 4093 | 14 Adar II 7853 | ||
Purim 4094 | 14 Adar 7854 | ||
Purim 4095 | 14 Adar II 7855 | ||
Purim 4096 | 14 Adar 7856 | ||
Purim 4097 | 14 Adar 7857 |
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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