Purim for Hebrew Year 8365 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 4602 | 14 Adar 8362 | ||
Purim 4603 | 14 Adar II 8363 | ||
Purim 4604 | 14 Adar 8364 | ||
Purim 4605 | 14 Adar 8365 | ||
Purim 4606 | 14 Adar II 8366 | ||
Purim 4607 | 14 Adar 8367 | ||
Purim 4608 | 14 Adar II 8368 | ||
Purim 4609 | 14 Adar 8369 |
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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