Purim for Hebrew Year 8042 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 4279 | 14 Adar 8039 | ||
Purim 4280 | 14 Adar II 8040 | ||
Purim 4281 | 14 Adar 8041 | ||
Purim 4282 | 14 Adar 8042 | ||
Purim 4283 | 14 Adar II 8043 | ||
Purim 4284 | 14 Adar 8044 | ||
Purim 4285 | 14 Adar II 8045 | ||
Purim 4286 | 14 Adar 8046 |
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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