Purim for Hebrew Year 4760 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 997 | 14 Adar 4757 | ||
Purim 998 | 14 Adar II 4758 | ||
Purim 999 | 14 Adar 4759 | ||
Purim 1000 | 14 Adar 4760 | ||
Purim 1001 | 14 Adar II 4761 | ||
Purim 1002 | 14 Adar 4762 | ||
Purim 1003 | 14 Adar 4763 | ||
Purim 1004 | 14 Adar II 4764 |
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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