Purim for Hebrew Year 4249 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 486 | 14 Adar 4246 | ||
Purim 487 | 14 Adar 4247 | ||
Purim 488 | 14 Adar II 4248 | ||
Purim 489 | 14 Adar 4249 | ||
Purim 490 | 14 Adar 4250 | ||
Purim 491 | 14 Adar II 4251 | ||
Purim 492 | 14 Adar 4252 | ||
Purim 493 | 14 Adar 4253 |
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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