Find books in the Library

For works on the holiday, do a browse subject search under: purim or purim customs
Most books will be on the shelf at BM 695 P8

For purimshpils and plays search under: purim drama

For the Scroll of Esther
You'll find texts at BS 1371-1374
Commentaries at BS 1375
Books on Esther (the Queen) are shelved in BS 580 E8 (also see books on Women in the Bible in BS 575)

Selected Websites

Purim / Union of Reform Judaism
Includes a resource guide for social action, a collection of purim-shpiels, and parent/teacher resources.
http://urj.org/holidays/purim/

Purim : a holiday of reversals / MyJewishLearning.com
Includes articles on the story of Purim, drinking, assimilation, and more.
http://www.myjewishlearning.com/holidays/Purim.htm

Judaism 101
This site give the story of Purim, its observances, and a recipe for hamentaschen
http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday9.htm

A Virtual Purim / Chabad.org
Megillah text and commentaries, kid section.
http://www.chabad.org/holidays/purim/default.asp?flash=true

While the Library thinks that these sites are useful, their content is not under our control and may express views that are not shared by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.

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