Purim for Hebrew Year 11892 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 8129 | 14 Adar II 11889 | ||
Purim 8130 | 14 Adar 11890 | ||
Purim 8131 | 14 Adar 11891 | ||
Purim 8132 | 14 Adar II 11892 | ||
Purim 8133 | 14 Adar 11893 | ||
Purim 8134 | 14 Adar II 11894 | ||
Purim 8135 | 14 Adar 11895 | ||
Purim 8136 | 14 Adar 11896 |
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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