Purim for Hebrew Year 8126 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 4363 | 14 Adar 8123 | ||
Purim 4364 | 14 Adar II 8124 | ||
Purim 4365 | 14 Adar 8125 | ||
Purim 4366 | 14 Adar 8126 | ||
Purim 4367 | 14 Adar II 8127 | ||
Purim 4368 | 14 Adar 8128 | ||
Purim 4369 | 14 Adar 8129 | ||
Purim 4370 | 14 Adar II 8130 |
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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