Purim for Hebrew Year 8205 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 4442 | 14 Adar 8202 | ||
Purim 4443 | 14 Adar II 8203 | ||
Purim 4444 | 14 Adar 8204 | ||
Purim 4445 | 14 Adar 8205 | ||
Purim 4446 | 14 Adar II 8206 | ||
Purim 4447 | 14 Adar 8207 | ||
Purim 4448 | 14 Adar II 8208 | ||
Purim 4449 | 14 Adar 8209 |
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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