Understanding Your Community Through the Story of Purim

Partner
Content
Lesson
Mental Health
Jewish Holidays (Chagim)
Mental Health
Well-being
6 - 7
8 - 12

Like most Jewish texts, Megillat Esther teaches strong values, morals and ethics. Behind the miracles in this story lies the value of community, and we learn that communities are comprised of both bullies and allies. It is good for our mental health to identify who or what in our lives is a “Haman” and who or what is a “Mordecai.” When we reflect on these ideas, we can decide what boundaries to set or the people to whom we can go to for support.

View Resources
icon Save to library
Share

Using the model of Mordecai and Haman from the Purim story, this project encourages participants to think critically about the things in their lives and determine what things are helping them, the Mordecais, and what things are hurting them, the Hamans. Doing this exercise will help them learn how to set healthy boundaries with different people and things in their lives.

Details

Setting

  • After School and Beyond
  • Congregational Learning
  • Day Schools and Yeshivas
  • Teen Engagement
  • Family Engagement

Discover more

Spiderman hugging Captain America
Collection
Purim Resources Collection

An exciting and diverse collection of resources to learn and celebrate the story of Purim.

Viewed 2237 Saved to library 60
Unmasking Mental Health - A Purim Art Activity
Unmasking Mental Health - A Purim Art Activity

Explore the masks that you wear every day with this introspective mask making project.

Viewed 306 Saved to library 61
Mayim Children
Multi-aged, Project-Based, Experiential Learning: Mayim

Mayim, our initial example of "Additional" Models, could be placed in a Multi-aged, Project-Based Learning, or Experiential Learning bucket. Mayim is a K-5 learning community in which depth of relationships and depth of learning are intentionally fostered and visible everywhere.

Viewed 41 Saved to library 1