Purim for Hebrew Year 3901 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 138 | 14 Adar II 3898 | ||
Purim 139 | 14 Adar 3899 | ||
Purim 140 | 14 Adar 3900 | ||
Purim 141 | 14 Adar II 3901 | ||
Purim 142 | 14 Adar 3902 | ||
Purim 143 | 14 Adar II 3903 | ||
Purim 144 | 14 Adar 3904 | ||
Purim 145 | 14 Adar 3905 |
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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