Purim for Hebrew Year 12086 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 8323 | 14 Adar 12083 | ||
Purim 8324 | 14 Adar II 12084 | ||
Purim 8325 | 14 Adar 12085 | ||
Purim 8326 | 14 Adar 12086 | ||
Purim 8327 | 14 Adar II 12087 | ||
Purim 8328 | 14 Adar 12088 | ||
Purim 8329 | 14 Adar 12089 | ||
Purim 8330 | 14 Adar II 12090 |
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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