Purim for Hebrew Year 5773 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 2010 | 14 Adar 5770 | ||
Purim 2011 | 14 Adar II 5771 | ||
Purim 2012 | 14 Adar 5772 | ||
Purim 2013 | 14 Adar 5773 | ||
Purim 2014 | 14 Adar II 5774 | ||
Purim 2015 | 14 Adar 5775 | ||
Purim 2016 | 14 Adar II 5776 | ||
Purim 2017 | 14 Adar 5777 |
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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