Purim for Hebrew Year 9781 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 6018 | 14 Adar 9778 | ||
Purim 6019 | 14 Adar 9779 | ||
Purim 6020 | 14 Adar II 9780 | ||
Purim 6021 | 14 Adar 9781 | ||
Purim 6022 | 14 Adar 9782 | ||
Purim 6023 | 14 Adar II 9783 | ||
Purim 6024 | 14 Adar 9784 | ||
Purim 6025 | 14 Adar II 9785 |
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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