Purim 2018 / פּוּרִים 5778

Purim (Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther) for Hebrew Year 5778 began on Wednesday, 28 February 2018 and ended on Thursday, 1 March 2018.

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).

Read more from Judaism 101 → or Wikipedia →

Dates for Purim

Look up the date of Purim in a past or future year

Go

Tanakh

Purim / פּוּרִים
Thursday, 1 March 2018 / 14 Adar 5778

Torah Portion: Exodus 17:8-16

1. 1: Exodus 17:8-10 · 3 p’sukim
2. 2: Exodus 17:11-13 · 3 p’sukim
3. 3: Exodus 17:14-16 · 3 p’sukim

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)

Rabbi Michael Strassfeld

Sefaria Tanakh

Sefaria.org

Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)

Jewish Publication Society

"Purim" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia

Wikimedia Foundation Inc.

Books (paid links)