Purim for Hebrew Year 5254 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 1491 | 14 Adar 5251 | ||
Purim 1492 | 14 Adar II 5252 | ||
Purim 1493 | 14 Adar 5253 | ||
Purim 1494 | 14 Adar 5254 | ||
Purim 1495 | 14 Adar II 5255 | ||
Purim 1496 | 14 Adar 5256 | ||
Purim 1497 | 14 Adar 5257 | ||
Purim 1498 | 14 Adar II 5258 |
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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