Purim for Hebrew Year 12842 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 9079 | 14 Adar II 12839 | ||
Purim 9080 | 14 Adar 12840 | ||
Purim 9081 | 14 Adar 12841 | ||
Purim 9082 | 14 Adar II 12842 | ||
Purim 9083 | 14 Adar 12843 | ||
Purim 9084 | 14 Adar II 12844 | ||
Purim 9085 | 14 Adar 12845 | ||
Purim 9086 | 14 Adar 12846 |
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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