Purim for Hebrew Year 4442 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 679 | 14 Adar 4439 | ||
Purim 680 | 14 Adar 4440 | ||
Purim 681 | 14 Adar II 4441 | ||
Purim 682 | 14 Adar 4442 | ||
Purim 683 | 14 Adar 4443 | ||
Purim 684 | 14 Adar II 4444 | ||
Purim 685 | 14 Adar 4445 | ||
Purim 686 | 14 Adar II 4446 |
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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