Purim for Hebrew Year 8402 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 4639 | 14 Adar 8399 | ||
Purim 4640 | 14 Adar 8400 | ||
Purim 4641 | 14 Adar II 8401 | ||
Purim 4642 | 14 Adar 8402 | ||
Purim 4643 | 14 Adar 8403 | ||
Purim 4644 | 14 Adar II 8404 | ||
Purim 4645 | 14 Adar 8405 | ||
Purim 4646 | 14 Adar II 8406 |
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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