Purim for Hebrew Year 8917 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 5154 | 14 Adar II 8914 | ||
Purim 5155 | 14 Adar 8915 | ||
Purim 5156 | 14 Adar 8916 | ||
Purim 5157 | 14 Adar II 8917 | ||
Purim 5158 | 14 Adar 8918 | ||
Purim 5159 | 14 Adar II 8919 | ||
Purim 5160 | 14 Adar 8920 | ||
Purim 5161 | 14 Adar 8921 |
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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