Purim for Hebrew Year 8844 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 5081 | 14 Adar II 8841 | ||
Purim 5082 | 14 Adar 8842 | ||
Purim 5083 | 14 Adar II 8843 | ||
Purim 5084 | 14 Adar 8844 | ||
Purim 5085 | 14 Adar 8845 | ||
Purim 5086 | 14 Adar II 8846 | ||
Purim 5087 | 14 Adar 8847 | ||
Purim 5088 | 14 Adar 8848 |
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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