Purim for Hebrew Year 5675 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 1912 | 14 Adar 5672 | ||
Purim 1913 | 14 Adar II 5673 | ||
Purim 1914 | 14 Adar 5674 | ||
Purim 1915 | 14 Adar 5675 | ||
Purim 1916 | 14 Adar II 5676 | ||
Purim 1917 | 14 Adar 5677 | ||
Purim 1918 | 14 Adar 5678 | ||
Purim 1919 | 14 Adar II 5679 |
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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