Purim for Hebrew Year 5399 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 1636 | 14 Adar II 5396 | ||
Purim 1637 | 14 Adar 5397 | ||
Purim 1638 | 14 Adar 5398 | ||
Purim 1639 | 14 Adar II 5399 | ||
Purim 1640 | 14 Adar 5400 | ||
Purim 1641 | 14 Adar 5401 | ||
Purim 1642 | 14 Adar II 5402 | ||
Purim 1643 | 14 Adar 5403 |
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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