Purim for Hebrew Year 4495 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 732 | 14 Adar II 4492 | ||
Purim 733 | 14 Adar 4493 | ||
Purim 734 | 14 Adar 4494 | ||
Purim 735 | 14 Adar II 4495 | ||
Purim 736 | 14 Adar 4496 | ||
Purim 737 | 14 Adar 4497 | ||
Purim 738 | 14 Adar II 4498 | ||
Purim 739 | 14 Adar 4499 |
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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