Purim for Hebrew Year 8647 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 4884 | 14 Adar 8644 | ||
Purim 4885 | 14 Adar II 8645 | ||
Purim 4886 | 14 Adar 8646 | ||
Purim 4887 | 14 Adar 8647 | ||
Purim 4888 | 14 Adar II 8648 | ||
Purim 4889 | 14 Adar 8649 | ||
Purim 4890 | 14 Adar 8650 | ||
Purim 4891 | 14 Adar II 8651 |
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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