Purim for Hebrew Year 9783 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).
Read more from Judaism 101 or Wikipedia
Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
---|---|---|---|
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 | ||
Purim 6026 | 14 Adar 9786 | ||
Purim 6027 | 14 Adar 9787 |
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
When you buy a book using a link on this page, we receive a commission. Thank you for supporting Hebcal.