Purim for Hebrew Year 4149 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 386 | 14 Adar 4146 | ||
Purim 387 | 14 Adar 4147 | ||
Purim 388 | 14 Adar II 4148 | ||
Purim 389 | 14 Adar 4149 | ||
Purim 390 | 14 Adar II 4150 | ||
Purim 391 | 14 Adar 4151 | ||
Purim 392 | 14 Adar 4152 | ||
Purim 393 | 14 Adar II 4153 |
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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