Purim for Hebrew Year 5363 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 1600 | 14 Adar 5360 | ||
Purim 1601 | 14 Adar II 5361 | ||
Purim 1602 | 14 Adar 5362 | ||
Purim 1603 | 14 Adar 5363 | ||
Purim 1604 | 14 Adar II 5364 | ||
Purim 1605 | 14 Adar 5365 | ||
Purim 1606 | 14 Adar II 5366 | ||
Purim 1607 | 14 Adar 5367 |
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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