Purim for Hebrew Year 4189 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 426 | 14 Adar II 4186 | ||
Purim 427 | 14 Adar 4187 | ||
Purim 428 | 14 Adar II 4188 | ||
Purim 429 | 14 Adar 4189 | ||
Purim 430 | 14 Adar 4190 | ||
Purim 431 | 14 Adar II 4191 | ||
Purim 432 | 14 Adar 4192 | ||
Purim 433 | 14 Adar 4193 |
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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