Purim for Hebrew Year 8577 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 4814 | 14 Adar 8574 | ||
Purim 4815 | 14 Adar II 8575 | ||
Purim 4816 | 14 Adar 8576 | ||
Purim 4817 | 14 Adar II 8577 | ||
Purim 4818 | 14 Adar 8578 | ||
Purim 4819 | 14 Adar 8579 | ||
Purim 4820 | 14 Adar II 8580 | ||
Purim 4821 | 14 Adar 8581 |
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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