Purim for Hebrew Year 9080 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 5317 | 14 Adar II 9077 | ||
Purim 5318 | 14 Adar 9078 | ||
Purim 5319 | 14 Adar 9079 | ||
Purim 5320 | 14 Adar II 9080 | ||
Purim 5321 | 14 Adar 9081 | ||
Purim 5322 | 14 Adar II 9082 | ||
Purim 5323 | 14 Adar 9083 | ||
Purim 5324 | 14 Adar 9084 |
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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