Purim for Hebrew Year 8153 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 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 | ||
Purim 4397 | 14 Adar II 8157 |
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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