Purim for Hebrew Year 9587 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 5824 | 14 Adar II 9584 | ||
Purim 5825 | 14 Adar 9585 | ||
Purim 5826 | 14 Adar 9586 | ||
Purim 5827 | 14 Adar II 9587 | ||
Purim 5828 | 14 Adar 9588 | ||
Purim 5829 | 14 Adar 9589 | ||
Purim 5830 | 14 Adar II 9590 | ||
Purim 5831 | 14 Adar 9591 |
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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