Purim for Hebrew Year 13620 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 9857 | 14 Adar 13617 | ||
Purim 9858 | 14 Adar II 13618 | ||
Purim 9859 | 14 Adar 13619 | ||
Purim 9860 | 14 Adar 13620 | ||
Purim 9861 | 14 Adar II 13621 | ||
Purim 9862 | 14 Adar 13622 | ||
Purim 9863 | 14 Adar II 13623 | ||
Purim 9864 | 14 Adar 13624 |
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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