Purim for Hebrew Year 8747 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 4984 | 14 Adar 8744 | ||
Purim 4985 | 14 Adar 8745 | ||
Purim 4986 | 14 Adar II 8746 | ||
Purim 4987 | 14 Adar 8747 | ||
Purim 4988 | 14 Adar II 8748 | ||
Purim 4989 | 14 Adar 8749 | ||
Purim 4990 | 14 Adar 8750 | ||
Purim 4991 | 14 Adar II 8751 |
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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