Purim for Hebrew Year 9142 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 5379 | 14 Adar II 9139 | ||
Purim 5380 | 14 Adar 9140 | ||
Purim 5381 | 14 Adar 9141 | ||
Purim 5382 | 14 Adar II 9142 | ||
Purim 5383 | 14 Adar 9143 | ||
Purim 5384 | 14 Adar 9144 | ||
Purim 5385 | 14 Adar II 9145 | ||
Purim 5386 | 14 Adar 9146 |
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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