Purim for Hebrew Year 8564 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 4801 | 14 Adar II 8561 | ||
Purim 4802 | 14 Adar 8562 | ||
Purim 4803 | 14 Adar 8563 | ||
Purim 4804 | 14 Adar II 8564 | ||
Purim 4805 | 14 Adar 8565 | ||
Purim 4806 | 14 Adar 8566 | ||
Purim 4807 | 14 Adar II 8567 | ||
Purim 4808 | 14 Adar 8568 |
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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