Purim for Hebrew Year 4741 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 978 | 14 Adar 4738 | ||
Purim 979 | 14 Adar II 4739 | ||
Purim 980 | 14 Adar 4740 | ||
Purim 981 | 14 Adar 4741 | ||
Purim 982 | 14 Adar II 4742 | ||
Purim 983 | 14 Adar 4743 | ||
Purim 984 | 14 Adar 4744 | ||
Purim 985 | 14 Adar II 4745 |
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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