Purim for Hebrew Year 8267 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 4504 | 14 Adar 8264 | ||
Purim 4505 | 14 Adar II 8265 | ||
Purim 4506 | 14 Adar 8266 | ||
Purim 4507 | 14 Adar 8267 | ||
Purim 4508 | 14 Adar II 8268 | ||
Purim 4509 | 14 Adar 8269 | ||
Purim 4510 | 14 Adar 8270 | ||
Purim 4511 | 14 Adar II 8271 |
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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