Purim for Hebrew Year 9767 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 6004 | 14 Adar II 9764 | ||
Purim 6005 | 14 Adar 9765 | ||
Purim 6006 | 14 Adar II 9766 | ||
Purim 6007 | 14 Adar 9767 | ||
Purim 6008 | 14 Adar 9768 | ||
Purim 6009 | 14 Adar II 9769 | ||
Purim 6010 | 14 Adar 9770 | ||
Purim 6011 | 14 Adar 9771 |
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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