Purim 6077 / פּוּרִים 9837

Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther 🎭️📜

Purim for Hebrew Year 9837 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on .

Traditional hamantaschen cookies for the Jewish festival of Purim

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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Dates for Purim

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Purim 6074 14 Adar II 9834
Purim 6075 14 Adar 9835
Purim 6076 14 Adar 9836
Purim 6077 14 Adar II 9837
Purim 6078 14 Adar 9838
Purim 6079 14 Adar 9839
Purim 6080 14 Adar II 9840
Purim 6081 14 Adar 9841

Tanakh

Erev Purim / עֶרֶב פּוּרִים

Megillah
  1. 1: Esther 1:1-22 · 22 p’sukim
  2. 2: Esther 2:1-23 · 23 p’sukim
  3. 3: Esther 3:1-15 · 15 p’sukim
  4. 4: Esther 4:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
  5. 5: Esther 5:1-14 · 14 p’sukim
  6. 6: Esther 6:1-14 · 14 p’sukim
  7. 7: Esther 7:1-10 · 10 p’sukim
  8. 8: Esther 8:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
  9. 9: Esther 9:1-32 · 32 p’sukim
  10. 10: Esther 10:1-3 · 3 p’sukim

Purim / פּוּרִים

Torah Portion: Exodus 17:8-16

  1. 1: Exodus 17:8-10 · 3 p’sukim
  2. 2: Exodus 17:11-13 · 3 p’sukim
  3. 3: Exodus 17:14-16 · 3 p’sukim
Megillah
  1. 1: Esther 1:1-22 · 22 p’sukim
  2. 2: Esther 2:1-23 · 23 p’sukim
  3. 3: Esther 3:1-15 · 15 p’sukim
  4. 4: Esther 4:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
  5. 5: Esther 5:1-14 · 14 p’sukim
  6. 6: Esther 6:1-14 · 14 p’sukim
  7. 7: Esther 7:1-10 · 10 p’sukim
  8. 8: Esther 8:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
  9. 9: Esther 9:1-32 · 32 p’sukim
  10. 10: Esther 10:1-3 · 3 p’sukim

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)
Jewish Publication Society
Sefaria Tanakh
Sefaria.org
“Purim” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
JPS Commentary on Esther

JPS Commentary on Esther
by Adele Berlin

Five Megilloth and Jonah

Five Megilloth and Jonah
by H. L. Ginsberg

Megillat Esther

Megillat Esther
by J. T. Waldman

The Story of Esther: A Purim Tale

The Story of Esther
by Eric A. Kimmel

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