Purim for Hebrew Year 3969 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 206 | 14 Adar II 3966 | ||
Purim 207 | 14 Adar 3967 | ||
Purim 208 | 14 Adar 3968 | ||
Purim 209 | 14 Adar II 3969 | ||
Purim 210 | 14 Adar 3970 | ||
Purim 211 | 14 Adar II 3971 | ||
Purim 212 | 14 Adar 3972 | ||
Purim 213 | 14 Adar 3973 |
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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