Purim for Hebrew Year 9408 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 5645 | 14 Adar II 9405 | ||
Purim 5646 | 14 Adar 9406 | ||
Purim 5647 | 14 Adar 9407 | ||
Purim 5648 | 14 Adar II 9408 | ||
Purim 5649 | 14 Adar 9409 | ||
Purim 5650 | 14 Adar 9410 | ||
Purim 5651 | 14 Adar II 9411 | ||
Purim 5652 | 14 Adar 9412 |
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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