Purim for Hebrew Year 3874 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 111 | 14 Adar II 3871 | ||
Purim 112 | 14 Adar 3872 | ||
Purim 113 | 14 Adar 3873 | ||
Purim 114 | 14 Adar II 3874 | ||
Purim 115 | 14 Adar 3875 | ||
Purim 116 | 14 Adar II 3876 | ||
Purim 117 | 14 Adar 3877 | ||
Purim 118 | 14 Adar 3878 |
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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