Purim for Hebrew Year 4587 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 824 | 14 Adar 4584 | ||
Purim 825 | 14 Adar II 4585 | ||
Purim 826 | 14 Adar 4586 | ||
Purim 827 | 14 Adar II 4587 | ||
Purim 828 | 14 Adar 4588 | ||
Purim 829 | 14 Adar 4589 | ||
Purim 830 | 14 Adar II 4590 | ||
Purim 831 | 14 Adar 4591 |
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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