Purim for Hebrew Year 4347 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 584 | 14 Adar 4344 | ||
Purim 585 | 14 Adar 4345 | ||
Purim 586 | 14 Adar II 4346 | ||
Purim 587 | 14 Adar 4347 | ||
Purim 588 | 14 Adar 4348 | ||
Purim 589 | 14 Adar II 4349 | ||
Purim 590 | 14 Adar 4350 | ||
Purim 591 | 14 Adar II 4351 |
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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