Purim for Hebrew Year 4242 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 479 | 14 Adar 4239 | ||
Purim 480 | 14 Adar II 4240 | ||
Purim 481 | 14 Adar 4241 | ||
Purim 482 | 14 Adar 4242 | ||
Purim 483 | 14 Adar II 4243 | ||
Purim 484 | 14 Adar 4244 | ||
Purim 485 | 14 Adar II 4245 | ||
Purim 486 | 14 Adar 4246 |
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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