Purim for Hebrew Year 11787 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 8024 | 14 Adar 11784 | ||
Purim 8025 | 14 Adar 11785 | ||
Purim 8026 | 14 Adar II 11786 | ||
Purim 8027 | 14 Adar 11787 | ||
Purim 8028 | 14 Adar II 11788 | ||
Purim 8029 | 14 Adar 11789 | ||
Purim 8030 | 14 Adar 11790 | ||
Purim 8031 | 14 Adar II 11791 |
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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