Purim for Hebrew Year 4661 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 898 | 14 Adar II 4658 | ||
Purim 899 | 14 Adar 4659 | ||
Purim 900 | 14 Adar 4660 | ||
Purim 901 | 14 Adar II 4661 | ||
Purim 902 | 14 Adar 4662 | ||
Purim 903 | 14 Adar II 4663 | ||
Purim 904 | 14 Adar 4664 | ||
Purim 905 | 14 Adar 4665 |
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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