Purim for Hebrew Year 4710 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 947 | 14 Adar II 4707 | ||
Purim 948 | 14 Adar 4708 | ||
Purim 949 | 14 Adar 4709 | ||
Purim 950 | 14 Adar II 4710 | ||
Purim 951 | 14 Adar 4711 | ||
Purim 952 | 14 Adar II 4712 | ||
Purim 953 | 14 Adar 4713 | ||
Purim 954 | 14 Adar 4714 |
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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