Purim for Hebrew Year 12076 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 8313 | 14 Adar II 12073 | ||
Purim 8314 | 14 Adar 12074 | ||
Purim 8315 | 14 Adar 12075 | ||
Purim 8316 | 14 Adar II 12076 | ||
Purim 8317 | 14 Adar 12077 | ||
Purim 8318 | 14 Adar 12078 | ||
Purim 8319 | 14 Adar II 12079 | ||
Purim 8320 | 14 Adar 12080 |
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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