Purim for Hebrew Year 8443 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 4680 | 14 Adar 8440 | ||
Purim 4681 | 14 Adar 8441 | ||
Purim 4682 | 14 Adar II 8442 | ||
Purim 4683 | 14 Adar 8443 | ||
Purim 4684 | 14 Adar II 8444 | ||
Purim 4685 | 14 Adar 8445 | ||
Purim 4686 | 14 Adar 8446 | ||
Purim 4687 | 14 Adar II 8447 |
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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