Purim for Hebrew Year 7867 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 4104 | 14 Adar II 7864 | ||
Purim 4105 | 14 Adar 7865 | ||
Purim 4106 | 14 Adar II 7866 | ||
Purim 4107 | 14 Adar 7867 | ||
Purim 4108 | 14 Adar 7868 | ||
Purim 4109 | 14 Adar II 7869 | ||
Purim 4110 | 14 Adar 7870 | ||
Purim 4111 | 14 Adar 7871 |
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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