Purim for Hebrew Year 8942 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 5179 | 14 Adar 8939 | ||
Purim 5180 | 14 Adar 8940 | ||
Purim 5181 | 14 Adar II 8941 | ||
Purim 5182 | 14 Adar 8942 | ||
Purim 5183 | 14 Adar 8943 | ||
Purim 5184 | 14 Adar II 8944 | ||
Purim 5185 | 14 Adar 8945 | ||
Purim 5186 | 14 Adar 8946 |
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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