Purim for Hebrew Year 4682 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 919 | 14 Adar 4679 | ||
Purim 920 | 14 Adar II 4680 | ||
Purim 921 | 14 Adar 4681 | ||
Purim 922 | 14 Adar II 4682 | ||
Purim 923 | 14 Adar 4683 | ||
Purim 924 | 14 Adar 4684 | ||
Purim 925 | 14 Adar II 4685 | ||
Purim 926 | 14 Adar 4686 |
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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