Purim for Hebrew Year 5700 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 1937 | 14 Adar 5697 | ||
Purim 1938 | 14 Adar II 5698 | ||
Purim 1939 | 14 Adar 5699 | ||
Purim 1940 | 14 Adar II 5700 | ||
Purim 1941 | 14 Adar 5701 | ||
Purim 1942 | 14 Adar 5702 | ||
Purim 1943 | 14 Adar II 5703 | ||
Purim 1944 | 14 Adar 5704 |
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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