Purim for Hebrew Year 8282 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 4519 | 14 Adar II 8279 | ||
Purim 4520 | 14 Adar 8280 | ||
Purim 4521 | 14 Adar 8281 | ||
Purim 4522 | 14 Adar II 8282 | ||
Purim 4523 | 14 Adar 8283 | ||
Purim 4524 | 14 Adar II 8284 | ||
Purim 4525 | 14 Adar 8285 | ||
Purim 4526 | 14 Adar 8286 |
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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