Purim for Hebrew Year 5715 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 1952 | 14 Adar 5712 | ||
Purim 1953 | 14 Adar 5713 | ||
Purim 1954 | 14 Adar II 5714 | ||
Purim 1955 | 14 Adar 5715 | ||
Purim 1956 | 14 Adar 5716 | ||
Purim 1957 | 14 Adar II 5717 | ||
Purim 1958 | 14 Adar 5718 | ||
Purim 1959 | 14 Adar II 5719 |
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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