Purim for Hebrew Year 8967 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 5204 | 14 Adar 8964 | ||
Purim 5205 | 14 Adar 8965 | ||
Purim 5206 | 14 Adar II 8966 | ||
Purim 5207 | 14 Adar 8967 | ||
Purim 5208 | 14 Adar II 8968 | ||
Purim 5209 | 14 Adar 8969 | ||
Purim 5210 | 14 Adar 8970 | ||
Purim 5211 | 14 Adar II 8971 |
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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