Purim for Hebrew Year 4126 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 363 | 14 Adar II 4123 | ||
Purim 364 | 14 Adar 4124 | ||
Purim 365 | 14 Adar 4125 | ||
Purim 366 | 14 Adar II 4126 | ||
Purim 367 | 14 Adar 4127 | ||
Purim 368 | 14 Adar 4128 | ||
Purim 369 | 14 Adar II 4129 | ||
Purim 370 | 14 Adar 4130 |
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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