Purim for Hebrew Year 8542 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 4779 | 14 Adar II 8539 | ||
Purim 4780 | 14 Adar 8540 | ||
Purim 4781 | 14 Adar 8541 | ||
Purim 4782 | 14 Adar II 8542 | ||
Purim 4783 | 14 Adar 8543 | ||
Purim 4784 | 14 Adar 8544 | ||
Purim 4785 | 14 Adar II 8545 | ||
Purim 4786 | 14 Adar 8546 |
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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