Purim for Hebrew Year 8427 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 4664 | 14 Adar 8424 | ||
Purim 4665 | 14 Adar II 8425 | ||
Purim 4666 | 14 Adar 8426 | ||
Purim 4667 | 14 Adar 8427 | ||
Purim 4668 | 14 Adar II 8428 | ||
Purim 4669 | 14 Adar 8429 | ||
Purim 4670 | 14 Adar 8430 | ||
Purim 4671 | 14 Adar II 8431 |
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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