Purim for Hebrew Year 4992 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 1229 | 14 Adar II 4989 | ||
Purim 1230 | 14 Adar 4990 | ||
Purim 1231 | 14 Adar 4991 | ||
Purim 1232 | 14 Adar II 4992 | ||
Purim 1233 | 14 Adar 4993 | ||
Purim 1234 | 14 Adar 4994 | ||
Purim 1235 | 14 Adar II 4995 | ||
Purim 1236 | 14 Adar 4996 |
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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