Purim for Hebrew Year 8080 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 4317 | 14 Adar 8077 | ||
Purim 4318 | 14 Adar II 8078 | ||
Purim 4319 | 14 Adar 8079 | ||
Purim 4320 | 14 Adar 8080 | ||
Purim 4321 | 14 Adar II 8081 | ||
Purim 4322 | 14 Adar 8082 | ||
Purim 4323 | 14 Adar II 8083 | ||
Purim 4324 | 14 Adar 8084 |
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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