Purim for Hebrew Year 8797 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 5034 | 14 Adar 8794 | ||
Purim 5035 | 14 Adar II 8795 | ||
Purim 5036 | 14 Adar 8796 | ||
Purim 5037 | 14 Adar II 8797 | ||
Purim 5038 | 14 Adar 8798 | ||
Purim 5039 | 14 Adar 8799 | ||
Purim 5040 | 14 Adar II 8800 | ||
Purim 5041 | 14 Adar 8801 |
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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