Purim for Hebrew Year 8020 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 4257 | 14 Adar 8017 | ||
Purim 4258 | 14 Adar II 8018 | ||
Purim 4259 | 14 Adar 8019 | ||
Purim 4260 | 14 Adar 8020 | ||
Purim 4261 | 14 Adar II 8021 | ||
Purim 4262 | 14 Adar 8022 | ||
Purim 4263 | 14 Adar 8023 | ||
Purim 4264 | 14 Adar II 8024 |
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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