Purim for Hebrew Year 4454 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 691 | 14 Adar 4451 | ||
Purim 692 | 14 Adar II 4452 | ||
Purim 693 | 14 Adar 4453 | ||
Purim 694 | 14 Adar II 4454 | ||
Purim 695 | 14 Adar 4455 | ||
Purim 696 | 14 Adar 4456 | ||
Purim 697 | 14 Adar II 4457 | ||
Purim 698 | 14 Adar 4458 |
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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