Articles Index

Purim Food and Recipes
Purim Food and Recipes include mishloach manot, seudat purim, hamantashan, kreplach and more!

All About Purim
Purim is a festive Jewish holiday that celebrates Jewish survival.

Purim: To Drink or Not To Drink?
Rabbi Professor David Golinkin, President of the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem, discusses the Talmudic statement that a person must get drunk on Purim until he cannot distinguish between 'cursed be Haman' and 'blessed be Mordechai'.

The Story of Purim
Read the story of the Purim. It includes the heroine Queen Esther, the hero Morechai, the villain Haman and the fate of the Jewish people.

Purim Sites
These recommended Purim Web sites offer everything from general information, to recipes, to greeting cards, to online games for kids.

Purim Customs
Learn about the customs of the Jewish holiday of Purim - megillah reading, Purim meal, hamantashen, food baskets, gifts for the poor, costumes and carnivals.

Purim Shpiels
A popular Purim custom is to perform funny plays called Purim Shpiels (Spiels). Read about the history of Purim Shpiels and link to online scripts for Purim Plays.