Purim for Hebrew Year 11883 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 8120 | 14 Adar 11880 | ||
Purim 8121 | 14 Adar II 11881 | ||
Purim 8122 | 14 Adar 11882 | ||
Purim 8123 | 14 Adar II 11883 | ||
Purim 8124 | 14 Adar 11884 | ||
Purim 8125 | 14 Adar 11885 | ||
Purim 8126 | 14 Adar II 11886 | ||
Purim 8127 | 14 Adar 11887 |
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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