Purim for Hebrew Year 8437 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 4674 | 14 Adar II 8434 | ||
Purim 4675 | 14 Adar 8435 | ||
Purim 4676 | 14 Adar II 8436 | ||
Purim 4677 | 14 Adar 8437 | ||
Purim 4678 | 14 Adar 8438 | ||
Purim 4679 | 14 Adar II 8439 | ||
Purim 4680 | 14 Adar 8440 | ||
Purim 4681 | 14 Adar 8441 |
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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