Purim for Hebrew Year 7986 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 4223 | 14 Adar II 7983 | ||
Purim 4224 | 14 Adar 7984 | ||
Purim 4225 | 14 Adar 7985 | ||
Purim 4226 | 14 Adar II 7986 | ||
Purim 4227 | 14 Adar 7987 | ||
Purim 4228 | 14 Adar II 7988 | ||
Purim 4229 | 14 Adar 7989 | ||
Purim 4230 | 14 Adar 7990 |
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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