Purim for Hebrew Year 12887 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 9124 | 14 Adar 12884 | ||
Purim 9125 | 14 Adar II 12885 | ||
Purim 9126 | 14 Adar 12886 | ||
Purim 9127 | 14 Adar 12887 | ||
Purim 9128 | 14 Adar II 12888 | ||
Purim 9129 | 14 Adar 12889 | ||
Purim 9130 | 14 Adar II 12890 | ||
Purim 9131 | 14 Adar 12891 |
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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