Hi Everyone! Purim, the fun-filled Jewish holiday, falls on the 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar. This year Purim begins Saturday night March 6, 2004. (In Jerusalem it is celebrated one day later)
The J Site - Jewish Education and Entertainment http://www.j.co.il has several entertaining features for Purim: Purim Trivia Why do people eat poppy seeds on Purim ? From what tribe was Mordecai ? Why was Haman angry at Mordechai ? Who was queen of Persia before Esther ? Esther had another name, what was it ? How many times is Haman's name mentioned in the megillah ? What did the king do when he couldn't sleep ? What does the word "Esther" mean ? How many advisors did king Achashverosh have ? The above questions are examples from the multiple choice Flash quiz. There are two levels of questions, two timer settings. Both kids and adults will find it enjoyable. Purim Clipart Whether you need a picture to attach to your "Mishloach Manot", a picture for your child's class project, a graphic for your synagogue, Hillel or JCC Purim announcement, the Jewish Clipart Database has the pictures for you. You can copy, save and print the graphics in three different sizes. Purim Word Search Game Enter the Multilingual Word Search game and choose the language you would like to play in: English, Hebrew or Russian. There is an easy mode for the kids and a harder mode for us big kids. Learning Purim words has never been more fun. Each game is randomly generated from a special list of Purim words. You can even print out a blank game (and the solution page) for offline playing. The easy mode was simple? Try the hard mode in a foreign language with the timer on. Remember that looking at the solution page is a last resort :-) My Jewish Coloring Book - Purim Pictures Young kids love to draw and this online coloring book is made just for them. Three different size "brushes" and 24 colors to choose from. You can print the completed color pictures or print black and white outlines to color offline. No need to go buy a coloring book this Purim. Hebrew Purim Songs with Vowels (Nikud) Enter My Hebrew Songbook and choose the category Purim. You can view any song online or create a printed song sheet with several songs together for a sing along. All Hebrew is graphic so you do not need Hebrew support to view or print the songs. The J site has something for everyone, but if that is not enough, there are now 104 Purim links on my holiday hotsites. The sites have everything ranging from laws and customs to games and recipes. Site languages include English, Hebrew, Russian, Spanish, French, Portugese and German. All 104 links have been reviewed / checked over the past week. The address is: http://www.jr.co.il/hotsites/j-hdaypu.htm Enjoy! Please forward this message to relatives and friends, so they can also benefit from these holiday resources. Happy Purim, Jacob =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 at osu.edu AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
