holiday resources

For Passover:
Passover is coming soon. Here are somehelpful websites.

For Purim:

Mi She-nichnas Adar Marbim B'simcha - When Adar Comes, There Is Great Joy! Purim is coming - what an opportunity to teach Jewish values, present Jewish history, be creative and HAVE FUN!


We've collected resources from around the internet to inspire you. We are grateful to the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) for putting together such a comprehensive list.

The following links come from JAFI's website, which is a rich and vibrant source of resources and information for Jewish educators.

<http://www.jafi.org.il/education/child/israel/
chagim/purim/page.asp>

Sites in English - Customs, History, Facts etc….

1. http://207.168.91.4/vjholidays/purim/index.htm - insights, customs, educator's guide and more!
2. http://www.everythingjewish.com/Purim/Purim_origins.htm
3. http://www.joi.org/celebrate/purim/index.shtml
4. http://www.chabadonline.com
5. http://learn.jtsa.edu/purim - kid corner, parents and educators.
6. http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/festivls/purim/purim.html - songs, history and many activities for parents, educators and children.
7. http://festivals.com/~Gallery/carnivale/ - carnivals around the world
8. http://www.holidays.net/purim/
9. http://www.purim.com/
10. http://www.aish.com/holidays/Purim/default.asp - themes, basics, family, mitzvot, party time!
11. http://www.613.org/purim.html - The biggest archive of audio Jewish classes about Purim on the internet.
12.http://www.theholidayspot.com/purim/ - Purim at TheHolidaySpot! A place for free Purim Wallpapers, recipes, History, greetings and more.
13. http://www.zipple.com/holidays/purim.shtml
14. http://www.wujs.org.il/activist/purim/index.shtml
15. http://www.morim.com/milim.htm
16. http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/funology1/purim.htm - database
17. http://holidays.bfn.org/purim/
18. http://browse.postcards.org/postcards/cards/0323/
19. http://www.internet-at-work.com/hos_mcgrane/holidays/2_tal.html
20. http://www.factmonster.com/spot/purim1.html
21. http://www.knowledgehound.com/topics/purim.htm
22. http://info.jpost.com/2000/Supplements/Purim/howtopurim.html - an article
23. http://www.uscj.org/koach/purimshiur.htm
24. http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0301/purim.iran.asp - about Jewish communities of Persia and Iraq.
25. http://www.mycweb.com/megillah/apr2001
/purim_past_and_present.html - an article

The Super Site -- with 100 hot sites for Purim (some may also appear on our list) http://www.jr.co.il/hotsites/j-hdaypu.htm

What Do We Eat on Purim?

1. http://www.cyber-kitchen.com/rfcj/category.cgi?category=PURIM 2.
2. http://www.jewish-food.org/recipes/purindex.htm

Sites for Children - in English / Purim games, mitzvot, curious facts and more!
1. http://www.torahtots.com/holidays/purim/purim.htm
2. http://www.nerncsy.org/publications/index.html#purim
3. http://www.shemayisrael.co.il/purim/
4. http://www.bus.ualberta.ca/yreshef/purim/purimindex.html
5. http://www.akhlah.com/holidays/purim/purim.asp
6. http://www.freekidscrafts.com/Purim_crafts.htm
7. http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/purim.htm
8. http://books4jewishkids.tripod.com/books/jewish-children-purim.htm
9. http://www.judaicrafts.com/activities.asp

Purim Sites in Hebrew - the Holiday and its Customs.
1. http://www.ort.org.il/year/purim - everything about masks.
2. http://mkm-haifa.co.il/schools/yavnieli/limudim/shlomi/purim/
3. http://galim.org.il/holidays/purim/ - stories, customs, links. One of the best sites for children, parents and educators.
4. http://www.chagim.org.il/purim.html - there is also an English version of the site. An excellent site about Jewish holidays.
5. http://www.macam98.ac.il/chtml/hamama - who else puts on a costume on Purim?
6. http://web.macam.ac.il/~gilrach/gananot/purim.htm - thoughts about Megilat Esther
7. http://www.reform.org.il/nn/Holidays/purim.htm
8. http://web.mofet.macam98.ac.il/~carmi/purim/purim/open.htm - characters from the Megila
9. http://www1.education.gov.il/mate/purim.htm
10. http://www.zooloo.co.il/more/purim/index.asp
11. http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/ivrit/corner/purim/ - teaching Hebrew

Purim in Nature:
Purim is a festival of colors. On these sites you can explore the colors and masquerade that we see in the natural environment.
1. http://www.matar.ac.il/zmanim/purim - Purim in nature: articles, activities and pictures.(Hebrew with pictures).
2. http://www.w-angle.galil.k12.il/studio/gananot/colours/teva.html - camouflage among animals (Hebrew with pictures).
3. http://science.cet.ac.il/science/colors/color12.asp - courting and attraction in nature - the male and female in the animal kingdom (Hebrew with pictures).
4. http://galim.org.il/nature/teva/tseva.html - about the significance of colors in the animal world (Hebrew).
5. http://galim.org.il/nature/teva/tseva1.html (Hebrew)
6. http://science.cet.ac.il/science/colors/color14.asp colors in flora (Hebrew).
7. http://www.shj.com/hjo/leaves.htm - the fall spectacle (English).

Masks Around the World
1. http://www.pasar5.com/NOH_MASK/
2. http://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~bcr/African_Mask.html - Exhibition Catalog
Bayley Art Museum, University of Virginia February - August, 1994
3. http://www.mendels.com/mask.html
4. http://www.mask-studio.co.uk/mask.htm
5. http://www.anymask.com/ - history of the mask, masks from all over the world.
6. http://pbskids.org/africa/mask/ - four African animals masks for children , with music and stories related to the mask.
7. http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/mardigras/mmasks.htm
8. http://hachoresh.org.il/purimasks.htm - cut out masks for children
9. http://www.ort.org.il/year/purim/where_why1.htm
10. http://www.tzafonet.org.il/kehil/omanut/masks/masks.htm - Masks in art (Hebrew).
11. http://learn.snunit.k12.il/snunit/roomlit/upload/.masecha/peticha.doc - in Hebrew
12. http://japangeo.org.il/theatre/dance.htm - about Japanese theatre (Hebrew).

Other ideas:

For inspiration and ways to enhance the outreach potential of your upcoming Purim
events, visit the JOPLIN website of JOI (Jewish Outreach Institute) for Jewish professionals

http://joplin.joi.org/index.php?page=PSJprograms

And one of our favorite all-around sites, www.virtualjerusalem.com, has great materials for Purim:

http://www.virtualjerusalem.com/jewish_holidays/purim/index.htm