Purim for Hebrew Year 8856 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 5093 | 14 Adar 8853 | ||
Purim 5094 | 14 Adar II 8854 | ||
Purim 5095 | 14 Adar 8855 | ||
Purim 5096 | 14 Adar 8856 | ||
Purim 5097 | 14 Adar II 8857 | ||
Purim 5098 | 14 Adar 8858 | ||
Purim 5099 | 14 Adar 8859 | ||
Purim 5100 | 14 Adar II 8860 |
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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