Purim for Hebrew Year 8323 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 4560 | 14 Adar II 8320 | ||
Purim 4561 | 14 Adar 8321 | ||
Purim 4562 | 14 Adar II 8322 | ||
Purim 4563 | 14 Adar 8323 | ||
Purim 4564 | 14 Adar 8324 | ||
Purim 4565 | 14 Adar II 8325 | ||
Purim 4566 | 14 Adar 8326 | ||
Purim 4567 | 14 Adar 8327 |
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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