Purim for Hebrew Year 4965 began on and ended 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 1202 | 14 Adar II 4962 | ||
Purim 1203 | 14 Adar 4963 | ||
Purim 1204 | 14 Adar 4964 | ||
Purim 1205 | 14 Adar II 4965 | ||
Purim 1206 | 14 Adar 4966 | ||
Purim 1207 | 14 Adar II 4967 | ||
Purim 1208 | 14 Adar 4968 | ||
Purim 1209 | 14 Adar 4969 |
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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