Purim for Hebrew Year 4320 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 557 | 14 Adar 4317 | ||
Purim 558 | 14 Adar 4318 | ||
Purim 559 | 14 Adar II 4319 | ||
Purim 560 | 14 Adar 4320 | ||
Purim 561 | 14 Adar II 4321 | ||
Purim 562 | 14 Adar 4322 | ||
Purim 563 | 14 Adar 4323 | ||
Purim 564 | 14 Adar II 4324 |
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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