Purim for Hebrew Year 8226 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 4463 | 14 Adar 8223 | ||
Purim 4464 | 14 Adar 8224 | ||
Purim 4465 | 14 Adar II 8225 | ||
Purim 4466 | 14 Adar 8226 | ||
Purim 4467 | 14 Adar II 8227 | ||
Purim 4468 | 14 Adar 8228 | ||
Purim 4469 | 14 Adar 8229 | ||
Purim 4470 | 14 Adar II 8230 |
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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