Purim for Hebrew Year 8449 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 4686 | 14 Adar 8446 | ||
Purim 4687 | 14 Adar II 8447 | ||
Purim 4688 | 14 Adar 8448 | ||
Purim 4689 | 14 Adar 8449 | ||
Purim 4690 | 14 Adar II 8450 | ||
Purim 4691 | 14 Adar 8451 | ||
Purim 4692 | 14 Adar 8452 | ||
Purim 4693 | 14 Adar II 8453 |
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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