Purim for Hebrew Year 4910 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 1147 | 14 Adar 4907 | ||
Purim 1148 | 14 Adar II 4908 | ||
Purim 1149 | 14 Adar 4909 | ||
Purim 1150 | 14 Adar II 4910 | ||
Purim 1151 | 14 Adar 4911 | ||
Purim 1152 | 14 Adar 4912 | ||
Purim 1153 | 14 Adar II 4913 | ||
Purim 1154 | 14 Adar 4914 |
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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