Purim for Hebrew Year 4524 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 761 | 14 Adar 4521 | ||
Purim 762 | 14 Adar II 4522 | ||
Purim 763 | 14 Adar 4523 | ||
Purim 764 | 14 Adar 4524 | ||
Purim 765 | 14 Adar II 4525 | ||
Purim 766 | 14 Adar 4526 | ||
Purim 767 | 14 Adar 4527 | ||
Purim 768 | 14 Adar II 4528 |
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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