Purim for Hebrew Year 9898 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 6135 | 14 Adar 9895 | ||
Purim 6136 | 14 Adar 9896 | ||
Purim 6137 | 14 Adar II 9897 | ||
Purim 6138 | 14 Adar 9898 | ||
Purim 6139 | 14 Adar II 9899 | ||
Purim 6140 | 14 Adar 9900 | ||
Purim 6141 | 14 Adar 9901 | ||
Purim 6142 | 14 Adar II 9902 |
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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