Purim for Hebrew Year 12750 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 8987 | 14 Adar II 12747 | ||
Purim 8988 | 14 Adar 12748 | ||
Purim 8989 | 14 Adar II 12749 | ||
Purim 8990 | 14 Adar 12750 | ||
Purim 8991 | 14 Adar 12751 | ||
Purim 8992 | 14 Adar II 12752 | ||
Purim 8993 | 14 Adar 12753 | ||
Purim 8994 | 14 Adar 12754 |
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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