Purim (Hebrew: פּוּרִים, Pûrîm "lots", from the word pur, related to Akkadian pūru) is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people in the ancient Persian Empire from destruction in the wake of a plot by Haman, a story recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther (Megillat Esther).
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List of Dates
Purim begins in the Diaspora on:- Sat, 19 March 2011 at sundown (14th of Adar II, 5771)
- Wed, 07 March 2012 at sundown (14th of Adar, 5772)
- Sat, 23 February 2013 at sundown (14th of Adar, 5773)
- Sat, 15 March 2014 at sundown (14th of Adar II, 5774)
- Wed, 04 March 2015 at sundown (14th of Adar, 5775)
- Wed, 23 March 2016 at sundown (14th of Adar II, 5776)
Recommended Books
 Five Megilloth and Jonah by H. L. Ginsberg |
 The Purim Surprise by Lesley Simpson |
 Megillat Esther by J. T. Waldman |
 JPS Commentary on Esther by Adele Berlin |
Torah Portion: Exodus 17:8 - 17:16
1: Exodus 17:8-10
2: Exodus 17:11-13
3: Exodus 17:14-16
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- Hebrew - English Bible
- Mechon Mamre
- Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures
- Jewish Publication Society
- "Purim" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.