Purim for Hebrew Year 8758 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 4995 | 14 Adar 8755 | ||
Purim 4996 | 14 Adar 8756 | ||
Purim 4997 | 14 Adar II 8757 | ||
Purim 4998 | 14 Adar 8758 | ||
Purim 4999 | 14 Adar II 8759 | ||
Purim 5000 | 14 Adar 8760 | ||
Purim 5001 | 14 Adar 8761 | ||
Purim 5002 | 14 Adar II 8762 |
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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