Purim for Hebrew Year 5405 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 1642 | 14 Adar II 5402 | ||
Purim 1643 | 14 Adar 5403 | ||
Purim 1644 | 14 Adar II 5404 | ||
Purim 1645 | 14 Adar 5405 | ||
Purim 1646 | 14 Adar 5406 | ||
Purim 1647 | 14 Adar II 5407 | ||
Purim 1648 | 14 Adar 5408 | ||
Purim 1649 | 14 Adar 5409 |
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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