Purim for Hebrew Year 12675 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 8912 | 14 Adar 12672 | ||
Purim 8913 | 14 Adar II 12673 | ||
Purim 8914 | 14 Adar 12674 | ||
Purim 8915 | 14 Adar 12675 | ||
Purim 8916 | 14 Adar II 12676 | ||
Purim 8917 | 14 Adar 12677 | ||
Purim 8918 | 14 Adar 12678 | ||
Purim 8919 | 14 Adar II 12679 |
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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