Purim for Hebrew Year 12160 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 8397 | 14 Adar 12157 | ||
Purim 8398 | 14 Adar II 12158 | ||
Purim 8399 | 14 Adar 12159 | ||
Purim 8400 | 14 Adar II 12160 | ||
Purim 8401 | 14 Adar 12161 | ||
Purim 8402 | 14 Adar 12162 | ||
Purim 8403 | 14 Adar II 12163 | ||
Purim 8404 | 14 Adar 12164 |
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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