Purim for Hebrew Year 12767 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 9004 | 14 Adar 12764 | ||
Purim 9005 | 14 Adar 12765 | ||
Purim 9006 | 14 Adar II 12766 | ||
Purim 9007 | 14 Adar 12767 | ||
Purim 9008 | 14 Adar II 12768 | ||
Purim 9009 | 14 Adar 12769 | ||
Purim 9010 | 14 Adar 12770 | ||
Purim 9011 | 14 Adar II 12771 |
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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