Purim

Challenging Distinctions: The Purim Enigma

A article exploring the deeper meaning of the seemingly frivolous holiday of Purim. Why is Yom Kippur sometimes compared to Purim? What's behind the Talmudic suggestion of drinking to the point of being unable to distinguish between Haman and Mordechai?

Topics: Jewish Life, Divrei Torah, Jewish Practice, Holidays, Purim

Type: Dvar Torah

Tzedakah and the Jewish Holidays: Giving for Social Change

Ideas for giving opportunities throughout the Jewish year. Connects each Jewish holiday to the concept of tzedakah and recommends a relevant type of beneficiary to support.

Topics: Congregational Development, Jewish Life, Money and Values, Tikkun Olam, Holidays, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Simchat Torah, Shemini Atzeret, Sukkot, Hanukkah, Tu Bishvat, Purim, Pesach, Shavuot, Tisha B'av

Type: Program Description

Four Lessons We Learn from Purim

The four lessons discussed are: life is random, have fun, solidarity, the world looks different when it is upside down.

Topics: Jewish Life, Divrei Torah, Jewish Practice, Holidays, Purim

Type: Dvar Torah

Learning to Use Our Power for Good: Reflecting on Purim

Power of any kind is a dangerous blessing. Individuals and nations need power to ensure their own survival and promote their own welfare and the welfare of those with whom they come into contact. But ...

Topics: Divrei Torah, Purim

Type: Dvar Torah

What is Purim? Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

Questions and answers about Purim, from "What is Purim?" to "Why do some people get drunk on Purim? Isn't that inappropriate?" and more!

Topics: Education, Jewish Life, Holiday Resources, Jewish Practice, Holidays, Purim

Type: FAQ

Here's Looking at You, Esther: A Purim Play

A Purim riff on Casablanca, designed to be performed by 10-12 year old kids. This play was written by former Camp JRF co-director Larry Smith.

Topics: Jewish Life, Holidays, Purim

Type: Other

She Said "No"

Lyrics and MP3 of a Purim song about Vashti's famous rebellion and Esther's advocacy on behalf of the Jewish people.

Topics: Jewish Life, Art and Music, Holidays, Purim

Type: Music

Joseph Gets An Audience Before Pharaoh (Parashat Miketz)

This study guide covers Joseph's interpretation of Pharaoh's dreams and commentary from Genesis Rabba. It asks students to compare the story to Jeopardy!, the Book of Esther and their own lives.

Topics: Education, Text Study, Purim

Type: Text Study

Let's Reconstruct Purim to Become a Celebration of Feminism

When you think about the great children's holidays in the Jewish tradition - there are really two: Hanukkah and Purim, the festival that celebrates the story told in the Scroll of Esther. Purim is unfortunately ...

Topics: Divrei Torah, Purim

Type: Dvar Torah

Rhyming Introductions for Megillat Esther Chapters

This fun rhyming summary to introduce each chapter of the Book of Esther was written for Purim 5765 at Congregation Shaarei Shamayim in Madison, Wisconsin.

Topics: Education, Holiday Resources, Purim

Type: Poem

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Challenging Distinctions: The Purim Enigma

Tzedakah and the Jewish Holidays: Giving for Social Change

Four Lessons We Learn from Purim

Learning to Use Our Power for Good: Reflecting on Purim

What is Purim? Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

Here's Looking at You, Esther: A Purim Play

She Said "No"

Joseph Gets An Audience Before Pharaoh (Parashat Miketz)

Let's Reconstruct Purim to Become a Celebration of Feminism

Rhyming Introductions for Megillat Esther Chapters

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This is the archival site for Jewishrecon.org. It is no longer updated.

For the new site, please visit https://ReconstructingJudaism.org