Purim for Hebrew Year 9118 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 5355 | 14 Adar II 9115 | ||
Purim 5356 | 14 Adar 9116 | ||
Purim 5357 | 14 Adar 9117 | ||
Purim 5358 | 14 Adar II 9118 | ||
Purim 5359 | 14 Adar 9119 | ||
Purim 5360 | 14 Adar II 9120 | ||
Purim 5361 | 14 Adar 9121 | ||
Purim 5362 | 14 Adar 9122 |
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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