Purim for Hebrew Year 7962 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 4199 | 14 Adar II 7959 | ||
Purim 4200 | 14 Adar 7960 | ||
Purim 4201 | 14 Adar II 7961 | ||
Purim 4202 | 14 Adar 7962 | ||
Purim 4203 | 14 Adar 7963 | ||
Purim 4204 | 14 Adar II 7964 | ||
Purim 4205 | 14 Adar 7965 | ||
Purim 4206 | 14 Adar 7966 |
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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