Purim 2016 / פּוּרִים 5776
Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther 🎭️📜
Purim for Hebrew Year 5776 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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Dates for Purim
Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
---|---|---|---|
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 | ||
Purim 2018 | 14 Adar 5778 | ||
Purim 2019 | 14 Adar II 5779 | ||
Purim 2020 | 14 Adar 5780 |
Tanakh
Purim
/ פּוּרִים
Torah Portion: Exodus 17:8-16
- 1: Exodus 17:8-10 · 3 p’sukim ·
- 2: Exodus 17:11-13 · 3 p’sukim ·
- 3: Exodus 17:14-16 · 3 p’sukim ·
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- Sefaria Tanakh
- Sefaria.org
- Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)
- Jewish Publication Society
- "Purim" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)

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