Purim for Hebrew Year 9789 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 6026 | 14 Adar 9786 | ||
Purim 6027 | 14 Adar 9787 | ||
Purim 6028 | 14 Adar II 9788 | ||
Purim 6029 | 14 Adar 9789 | ||
Purim 6030 | 14 Adar 9790 | ||
Purim 6031 | 14 Adar II 9791 | ||
Purim 6032 | 14 Adar 9792 | ||
Purim 6033 | 14 Adar II 9793 |
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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