Purim 4392 / פּוּרִים 8152

Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther 🎭️📜

Purim for Hebrew Year 8152 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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Dates for Purim

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Purim 4389 14 Adar II 8149
Purim 4390 14 Adar 8150
Purim 4391 14 Adar II 8151
Purim 4392 14 Adar 8152
Purim 4393 14 Adar 8153
Purim 4394 14 Adar II 8154
Purim 4395 14 Adar 8155
Purim 4396 14 Adar 8156

Tanakh

Erev Purim / עֶרֶב פּוּרִים

Megillah
  1. 1: Esther 1:1-22 · 22 p’sukim
  2. 2: Esther 2:1-23 · 23 p’sukim
  3. 3: Esther 3:1-15 · 15 p’sukim
  4. 4: Esther 4:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
  5. 5: Esther 5:1-14 · 14 p’sukim
  6. 6: Esther 6:1-14 · 14 p’sukim
  7. 7: Esther 7:1-10 · 10 p’sukim
  8. 8: Esther 8:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
  9. 9: Esther 9:1-32 · 32 p’sukim
  10. 10: Esther 10:1-3 · 3 p’sukim

Purim / פּוּרִים

Torah Portion: Exodus 17:8-16

  1. 1: Exodus 17:8-10 · 3 p’sukim
  2. 2: Exodus 17:11-13 · 3 p’sukim
  3. 3: Exodus 17:14-16 · 3 p’sukim
Megillah
  1. 1: Esther 1:1-22 · 22 p’sukim
  2. 2: Esther 2:1-23 · 23 p’sukim
  3. 3: Esther 3:1-15 · 15 p’sukim
  4. 4: Esther 4:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
  5. 5: Esther 5:1-14 · 14 p’sukim
  6. 6: Esther 6:1-14 · 14 p’sukim
  7. 7: Esther 7:1-10 · 10 p’sukim
  8. 8: Esther 8:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
  9. 9: Esther 9:1-32 · 32 p’sukim
  10. 10: Esther 10:1-3 · 3 p’sukim

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)
Jewish Publication Society
Sefaria Tanakh
Sefaria.org
“Purim” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)

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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