Purim for Hebrew Year 5227 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 1464 | 14 Adar 5224 | ||
Purim 1465 | 14 Adar II 5225 | ||
Purim 1466 | 14 Adar 5226 | ||
Purim 1467 | 14 Adar 5227 | ||
Purim 1468 | 14 Adar II 5228 | ||
Purim 1469 | 14 Adar 5229 | ||
Purim 1470 | 14 Adar 5230 | ||
Purim 1471 | 14 Adar II 5231 |
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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