Nate loves aliens and he really wants to wear an alien costume for Purim, but his friends are all dressing as superheroes and he wants to fit in. What will he do? With the help of his two dads he makes a surprising decision.
Many young Jewish children have some knowledge of Purim as a holiday; some children may even be familiar with the elements of the Purim story. The Purim Superhero is a story that offers readers two new ways for understanding the Purim story—a story with a contemporary hero with a personal dilemma who is easily relatable and as a way to understand that the revealing of one’s true identity can be powerful. The guide offers tools to prepare young students to understand the story and ideas for further processing what they have learned.
- LGBTQ+ (Sexuality and Gender) / Belonging
- Jewish Holidays (Chagim)
- Ages 3 - 4
- K - 2
- Congregational Learning
- Early Childhood
- Family Engagement
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An exciting and diverse collection of resources to learn and celebrate the story of Purim.
An activity using the Purim story to think about the perspectives we all bring to our own stories.
A quick introduction for Hebrew teachers on ways to help Jewish day school students with dyslexia and other language-based learning disabilities on their Hebrew reading journey.