Purim for Hebrew Year 8389 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 4626 | 14 Adar 8386 | ||
Purim 4627 | 14 Adar II 8387 | ||
Purim 4628 | 14 Adar 8388 | ||
Purim 4629 | 14 Adar 8389 | ||
Purim 4630 | 14 Adar II 8390 | ||
Purim 4631 | 14 Adar 8391 | ||
Purim 4632 | 14 Adar 8392 | ||
Purim 4633 | 14 Adar II 8393 |
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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