Purim for Hebrew Year 5350 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 1587 | 14 Adar II 5347 | ||
Purim 1588 | 14 Adar 5348 | ||
Purim 1589 | 14 Adar 5349 | ||
Purim 1590 | 14 Adar II 5350 | ||
Purim 1591 | 14 Adar 5351 | ||
Purim 1592 | 14 Adar 5352 | ||
Purim 1593 | 14 Adar II 5353 | ||
Purim 1594 | 14 Adar 5354 |
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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