Purim for Hebrew Year 4607 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 844 | 14 Adar II 4604 | ||
Purim 845 | 14 Adar 4605 | ||
Purim 846 | 14 Adar II 4606 | ||
Purim 847 | 14 Adar 4607 | ||
Purim 848 | 14 Adar 4608 | ||
Purim 849 | 14 Adar II 4609 | ||
Purim 850 | 14 Adar 4610 | ||
Purim 851 | 14 Adar 4611 |
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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