Purim for Hebrew Year 7909 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 4146 | 14 Adar 7906 | ||
Purim 4147 | 14 Adar II 7907 | ||
Purim 4148 | 14 Adar 7908 | ||
Purim 4149 | 14 Adar 7909 | ||
Purim 4150 | 14 Adar II 7910 | ||
Purim 4151 | 14 Adar 7911 | ||
Purim 4152 | 14 Adar II 7912 | ||
Purim 4153 | 14 Adar 7913 |
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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