Purim for Hebrew Year 5765 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 2002 | 14 Adar 5762 | ||
Purim 2003 | 14 Adar II 5763 | ||
Purim 2004 | 14 Adar 5764 | ||
Purim 2005 | 14 Adar II 5765 | ||
Purim 2006 | 14 Adar 5766 | ||
Purim 2007 | 14 Adar 5767 | ||
Purim 2008 | 14 Adar II 5768 | ||
Purim 2009 | 14 Adar 5769 |
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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