Purim for Hebrew Year 9877 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 6114 | 14 Adar 9874 | ||
Purim 6115 | 14 Adar II 9875 | ||
Purim 6116 | 14 Adar 9876 | ||
Purim 6117 | 14 Adar 9877 | ||
Purim 6118 | 14 Adar II 9878 | ||
Purim 6119 | 14 Adar 9879 | ||
Purim 6120 | 14 Adar II 9880 | ||
Purim 6121 | 14 Adar 9881 |
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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