Purim for Hebrew Year 8467 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 4704 | 14 Adar 8464 | ||
Purim 4705 | 14 Adar 8465 | ||
Purim 4706 | 14 Adar II 8466 | ||
Purim 4707 | 14 Adar 8467 | ||
Purim 4708 | 14 Adar 8468 | ||
Purim 4709 | 14 Adar II 8469 | ||
Purim 4710 | 14 Adar 8470 | ||
Purim 4711 | 14 Adar 8471 |
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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