Purim for Hebrew Year 4618 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 855 | 14 Adar II 4615 | ||
Purim 856 | 14 Adar 4616 | ||
Purim 857 | 14 Adar II 4617 | ||
Purim 858 | 14 Adar 4618 | ||
Purim 859 | 14 Adar 4619 | ||
Purim 860 | 14 Adar II 4620 | ||
Purim 861 | 14 Adar 4621 | ||
Purim 862 | 14 Adar 4622 |
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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