Purim for Hebrew Year 5306 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 1543 | 14 Adar 5303 | ||
Purim 1544 | 14 Adar II 5304 | ||
Purim 1545 | 14 Adar 5305 | ||
Purim 1546 | 14 Adar 5306 | ||
Purim 1547 | 14 Adar II 5307 | ||
Purim 1548 | 14 Adar 5308 | ||
Purim 1549 | 14 Adar II 5309 | ||
Purim 1550 | 14 Adar 5310 |
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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