Purim for Hebrew Year 7926 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 4163 | 14 Adar II 7923 | ||
Purim 4164 | 14 Adar 7924 | ||
Purim 4165 | 14 Adar 7925 | ||
Purim 4166 | 14 Adar II 7926 | ||
Purim 4167 | 14 Adar 7927 | ||
Purim 4168 | 14 Adar 7928 | ||
Purim 4169 | 14 Adar II 7929 | ||
Purim 4170 | 14 Adar 7930 |
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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