Purim for Hebrew Year 7901 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 4138 | 14 Adar 7898 | ||
Purim 4139 | 14 Adar II 7899 | ||
Purim 4140 | 14 Adar 7900 | ||
Purim 4141 | 14 Adar 7901 | ||
Purim 4142 | 14 Adar II 7902 | ||
Purim 4143 | 14 Adar 7903 | ||
Purim 4144 | 14 Adar II 7904 | ||
Purim 4145 | 14 Adar 7905 |
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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