Purim for Hebrew Year 4938 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 1175 | 14 Adar II 4935 | ||
Purim 1176 | 14 Adar 4936 | ||
Purim 1177 | 14 Adar 4937 | ||
Purim 1178 | 14 Adar II 4938 | ||
Purim 1179 | 14 Adar 4939 | ||
Purim 1180 | 14 Adar II 4940 | ||
Purim 1181 | 14 Adar 4941 | ||
Purim 1182 | 14 Adar 4942 |
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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