Purim for Hebrew Year 4097 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 334 | 14 Adar 4094 | ||
Purim 335 | 14 Adar 4095 | ||
Purim 336 | 14 Adar II 4096 | ||
Purim 337 | 14 Adar 4097 | ||
Purim 338 | 14 Adar 4098 | ||
Purim 339 | 14 Adar II 4099 | ||
Purim 340 | 14 Adar 4100 | ||
Purim 341 | 14 Adar 4101 |
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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