Purim for Hebrew Year 4537 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 774 | 14 Adar 4534 | ||
Purim 775 | 14 Adar 4535 | ||
Purim 776 | 14 Adar II 4536 | ||
Purim 777 | 14 Adar 4537 | ||
Purim 778 | 14 Adar 4538 | ||
Purim 779 | 14 Adar II 4539 | ||
Purim 780 | 14 Adar 4540 | ||
Purim 781 | 14 Adar II 4541 |
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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