Purim for Hebrew Year 8459 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 4696 | 14 Adar 8456 | ||
Purim 4697 | 14 Adar 8457 | ||
Purim 4698 | 14 Adar II 8458 | ||
Purim 4699 | 14 Adar 8459 | ||
Purim 4700 | 14 Adar 8460 | ||
Purim 4701 | 14 Adar II 8461 | ||
Purim 4702 | 14 Adar 8462 | ||
Purim 4703 | 14 Adar II 8463 |
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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