Purim for Hebrew Year 13565 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 9802 | 14 Adar 13562 | ||
Purim 9803 | 14 Adar 13563 | ||
Purim 9804 | 14 Adar II 13564 | ||
Purim 9805 | 14 Adar 13565 | ||
Purim 9806 | 14 Adar II 13566 | ||
Purim 9807 | 14 Adar 13567 | ||
Purim 9808 | 14 Adar 13568 | ||
Purim 9809 | 14 Adar II 13569 |
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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