Purim for Hebrew Year 4634 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 871 | 14 Adar II 4631 | ||
Purim 872 | 14 Adar 4632 | ||
Purim 873 | 14 Adar 4633 | ||
Purim 874 | 14 Adar II 4634 | ||
Purim 875 | 14 Adar 4635 | ||
Purim 876 | 14 Adar II 4636 | ||
Purim 877 | 14 Adar 4637 | ||
Purim 878 | 14 Adar 4638 |
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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