Purim for Hebrew Year 11975 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 8212 | 14 Adar 11972 | ||
Purim 8213 | 14 Adar II 11973 | ||
Purim 8214 | 14 Adar 11974 | ||
Purim 8215 | 14 Adar 11975 | ||
Purim 8216 | 14 Adar II 11976 | ||
Purim 8217 | 14 Adar 11977 | ||
Purim 8218 | 14 Adar II 11978 | ||
Purim 8219 | 14 Adar 11979 |
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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