Purim for Hebrew Year 8990 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 5227 | 14 Adar II 8987 | ||
Purim 5228 | 14 Adar 8988 | ||
Purim 5229 | 14 Adar 8989 | ||
Purim 5230 | 14 Adar II 8990 | ||
Purim 5231 | 14 Adar 8991 | ||
Purim 5232 | 14 Adar 8992 | ||
Purim 5233 | 14 Adar II 8993 | ||
Purim 5234 | 14 Adar 8994 |
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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