Purim for Hebrew Year 4216 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 453 | 14 Adar II 4213 | ||
Purim 454 | 14 Adar 4214 | ||
Purim 455 | 14 Adar 4215 | ||
Purim 456 | 14 Adar II 4216 | ||
Purim 457 | 14 Adar 4217 | ||
Purim 458 | 14 Adar II 4218 | ||
Purim 459 | 14 Adar 4219 | ||
Purim 460 | 14 Adar 4220 |
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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