Purim for Hebrew Year 9908 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 6145 | 14 Adar II 9905 | ||
Purim 6146 | 14 Adar 9906 | ||
Purim 6147 | 14 Adar II 9907 | ||
Purim 6148 | 14 Adar 9908 | ||
Purim 6149 | 14 Adar 9909 | ||
Purim 6150 | 14 Adar II 9910 | ||
Purim 6151 | 14 Adar 9911 | ||
Purim 6152 | 14 Adar 9912 |
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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