Purim for Hebrew Year 9775 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 6012 | 14 Adar II 9772 | ||
Purim 6013 | 14 Adar 9773 | ||
Purim 6014 | 14 Adar II 9774 | ||
Purim 6015 | 14 Adar 9775 | ||
Purim 6016 | 14 Adar 9776 | ||
Purim 6017 | 14 Adar II 9777 | ||
Purim 6018 | 14 Adar 9778 | ||
Purim 6019 | 14 Adar 9779 |
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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