Purim for Hebrew Year 5571 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 1808 | 14 Adar 5568 | ||
Purim 1809 | 14 Adar 5569 | ||
Purim 1810 | 14 Adar II 5570 | ||
Purim 1811 | 14 Adar 5571 | ||
Purim 1812 | 14 Adar 5572 | ||
Purim 1813 | 14 Adar II 5573 | ||
Purim 1814 | 14 Adar 5574 | ||
Purim 1815 | 14 Adar II 5575 |
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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