Purim for Hebrew Year 8102 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 4339 | 14 Adar 8099 | ||
Purim 4340 | 14 Adar II 8100 | ||
Purim 4341 | 14 Adar 8101 | ||
Purim 4342 | 14 Adar II 8102 | ||
Purim 4343 | 14 Adar 8103 | ||
Purim 4344 | 14 Adar 8104 | ||
Purim 4345 | 14 Adar II 8105 | ||
Purim 4346 | 14 Adar 8106 |
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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