About the Holiday
Purim is an early springtime holiday of fun, fivolity, and generosity. It’s a holiday that feels like it’s made for families. Traditions include dressing up, sharing gift baskets or mishloach manot with friends, making noise by shaking groggers, and staying up late with your friends and community. People do tzedakah and also read the Book of Esther, or megillah, which shares the story of how the Jews of Persia were saved from annihilation.
Books
Purim Is Coming!
Written by Tracy Newman, Illustrated by Viviana Garofoli
Hamantaschen are being baked, costumes are being pulled together, and graggers are spinning. It can all mean only one thing: Purim is coming!
Yummy Hamantaschen
Written and Illustrated by Elena Resko
Purim is great fun for kids – especially when baking hamantaschen is involved! This sweet book will inspire you to pull out your rolling pin. Happy Purim!
Purim Masquerade
Written and Illustrated by Samara Q. Klein
Purim is a holiday filled with fun, but perhaps the best part is dressing up! This book introduces young readers to the main characters in the Purim story — in mask form.
The Better-Than-Best Purim
Written and Illustrated by Naomi Howland
Soon it will be Purim, and it’s time for a little old lady to bake her better-than-best hamantashen. Her pets are all too busy to help her with the baking, but chances are they’ll have time to taste the results of her work. Sound familiar?
Ways to Celebrate
Our partners at PJ Library and Reformjudasim.org have provided a wonderful array of link to help you prepare for the upcoming holiday of Passover:
5 Easy Treats to Make for your Mishloach Manot!