Purim for Hebrew Year 9401 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 5638 | 14 Adar 9398 | ||
Purim 5639 | 14 Adar 9399 | ||
Purim 5640 | 14 Adar II 9400 | ||
Purim 5641 | 14 Adar 9401 | ||
Purim 5642 | 14 Adar 9402 | ||
Purim 5643 | 14 Adar II 9403 | ||
Purim 5644 | 14 Adar 9404 | ||
Purim 5645 | 14 Adar II 9405 |
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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