Purim for Hebrew Year 4811 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 1048 | 14 Adar 4808 | ||
Purim 1049 | 14 Adar 4809 | ||
Purim 1050 | 14 Adar II 4810 | ||
Purim 1051 | 14 Adar 4811 | ||
Purim 1052 | 14 Adar 4812 | ||
Purim 1053 | 14 Adar II 4813 | ||
Purim 1054 | 14 Adar 4814 | ||
Purim 1055 | 14 Adar II 4815 |
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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