Purim for Hebrew Year 5206 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 1443 | 14 Adar 5203 | ||
Purim 1444 | 14 Adar II 5204 | ||
Purim 1445 | 14 Adar 5205 | ||
Purim 1446 | 14 Adar II 5206 | ||
Purim 1447 | 14 Adar 5207 | ||
Purim 1448 | 14 Adar 5208 | ||
Purim 1449 | 14 Adar II 5209 | ||
Purim 1450 | 14 Adar 5210 |
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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