Purim for Hebrew Year 8787 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 5024 | 14 Adar II 8784 | ||
Purim 5025 | 14 Adar 8785 | ||
Purim 5026 | 14 Adar II 8786 | ||
Purim 5027 | 14 Adar 8787 | ||
Purim 5028 | 14 Adar 8788 | ||
Purim 5029 | 14 Adar II 8789 | ||
Purim 5030 | 14 Adar 8790 | ||
Purim 5031 | 14 Adar 8791 |
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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