Purim for Hebrew Year 4979 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 1216 | 14 Adar II 4976 | ||
Purim 1217 | 14 Adar 4977 | ||
Purim 1218 | 14 Adar II 4978 | ||
Purim 1219 | 14 Adar 4979 | ||
Purim 1220 | 14 Adar 4980 | ||
Purim 1221 | 14 Adar II 4981 | ||
Purim 1222 | 14 Adar 4982 | ||
Purim 1223 | 14 Adar 4983 |
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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