Family Activities

Purim Superhero

Rabbi Victor S. Appell

Nate and his classmates are working on their Purim costumes. All the boys in his class are planning to wear superhero costumes, but Nate loves aliens and would like to dress as an alien. Reluctantly, Nate decides to dress like the other boys as a superhero -- until one of his dads reminds Nate of the Purim story.

Young girl wearing a mask and holding a tray of hamantaschen

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Celebrating Purim with Shalom Sesame: Baking Hamantaschen

Enjoy these Shalom Sesame videos with your children and follow up with engaging discussion ideas and activities.

Grover, a character from Shalom Sesame, holding a mask for Purim, one kind of costume worn on the Jewish holiday

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Celebrating Purim with Shalom Sesame: Costumes

Together with your children, watch these Shalom Sesame videos to learn about how Purim is celebrated. Then try some of the discussion ideas and activities recommended by Reform Jewish educators to reinforce the lessons in the videos.

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Celebrating Purim with Shalom Sesame: The Whole Megillah

Watch this Shalom Sesame video with your children to learn about the story of Purim, then try some of the fun discussion ideas and activities recommended by Reform Jewish educators.

How to cut a Mishloach Manot gift bag for the Jewish holiday of Purim

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Eco-friendly Mishloach Manot Bags for Purim

Recycle your old T-shirts to create these wonderful, ecologically-friendly mishloach manot bags to send goodies on Purim.