Purim for Hebrew Year 9337 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 5574 | 14 Adar 9334 | ||
Purim 5575 | 14 Adar II 9335 | ||
Purim 5576 | 14 Adar 9336 | ||
Purim 5577 | 14 Adar II 9337 | ||
Purim 5578 | 14 Adar 9338 | ||
Purim 5579 | 14 Adar 9339 | ||
Purim 5580 | 14 Adar II 9340 | ||
Purim 5581 | 14 Adar 9341 |
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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