NLEResources.com features a wide range of articles, audio, video, programming ideas and class outlines on Purim!
NLE Morasha Syllabus
NLE Thinking Gemara Shiur
Purim
Resources
- Purim Pocket Torah, by NCSY – Pocket-size cards with brief divrei Torah about Purim.
- Large Print Megillah
- Sample Purim Schedule
- Alphabeta.org Purim Site
- www.MeaningfulMoadim.com
- Megillat Esther by Rabbi Gedalia Goldstein
- Hilchos Purim Booklet, by Binyomin Karman
- Inyanei Purim Booklet, by Binyomin Karman
- Halachos of Purim by Khal Zichron Nosson Tzvi
- Halachos of Purim by Rabbi Gedalia Goldstein
- פורים על פי השל”ה
- תחפושות בפורים ובאירועים שונים
Articles
- Halachos of Superheroes, by Rabbi Tossi Sirote
- NJOP’S Purim Holiday guide
- Purim With Dr. Suess by JA Mag
- Purim Resources by Lookstein.org
- Should I Really Get Drunk on Purim? by Lookstein.org
- Purim questions by Lookstein.org
- Purim Perspectives: Planting the Seeds of Joy, by Rabbi Yaakov Feitman
- The Pros and Cons of Making Noise When Haman’s Name is Mentioned: A historical perspective, by Eliezer Brodt
Blogs
- Introducing: NCSY’s Purim Pocket Torah, by Rabbi Michoel Green
Audio
- The Purim Story by Rabbi Berel Wein
Video
Reb Moshe Weinberger – The Message of Purim
Purim Animated
Purim In 60 Seconds
Dr. David Pelcovitz – Jewish Perspectives on Happiness
Taanit Esther
Articles
- Overview of the Fast of Esther by the OU
- Fast of Esther by Rabbi Shraga Simmons
- Taanit Esther by NJOP
Audio
- Hilchos Taanis Esther by Rabbi Mordechai Willig
Video
- Taanit Esther (for Purim Mishulash) by Rabbi Chaim Brovender
Parshas Zachor
Articles
- Insights on Parshas Zachor by Rabbi Avraham Edelstein
- Shem Mi’Shmuel on Parshat Zachor
- Remembering by Rabbi Berel Wein
- Parshat Zachor by the OU
- Parshat Zachor by Rabbi Dr. Zvi Hersh Weinreb
- Parshas Zachor Maftir and Haftorah Summary by Torah.org
Audio
- Zachor: Amalek Eradicating Evil by Mrs. Shira Smiles
- Parshas Zachor Ramban al Hatorah by Rabbi Yaakov B Neuburger
- Amalek –Kofer b’Hashgachas Hashem by Rabbi Zvi Sobolofsky
Insights on Purim
Articles
- Purim: Dreams & Reality, by Rabbi Avraham Edelstein
- Purim Overview, by Rabbi Avraham Edelstein
- Purim’s Wakeup Call by Rabbi Efrem Goldberg
- Purim by Rabbi Yissocher Frand
Audio
- The Message Of Purim – Appreciating The Little Good Deeds In Life by Rabbi Moshe Weinberger
- A Guaranteed Way To Eradicate The Amalek Within Us by Rabbi Moshe Weinberger
- Purim – Evil Is No Longer An Option by Rabbi Moshe Weinberger
- The Delicious Taste Of Not Knowing by Rabbi Moshe Weinberger
- Purim by Rabbi Zvi Sobolofsky
- Issues of Purim and Purim Katan by Rabbi Mayer E Twersky
- Preparing for the Purim Season by Rabbi Gidon Shoshan
- Purim Esther’s Plan by Rabbi Avraham Brussel
- The Message of Purim by Mrs. Shira Smiles
- Purim by Rabbi Dovid Miller
- Themes of Purim by Rabbi Yaakov Neuburger
- The Unique Nature of the Yom Tov of Purim by Rabbi Reuven Taragin
- The First Purim Seuda by Rabbi Yisrael Herczeg
- Women and Purim by Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller
- Purim for Beginners by Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff
- On Purim Even the Bad is Good by Rabbi Moshe Weinberger
- Purim and Amalek by Rabbi Shaya Karlinsky
- Purim – Overcoming Amalek by Rabbi Yehoshua Hartman
- Purim Shmuze by Rabbi Yitzchak Hirshfeld
- Nine Part Series on Purim by Rabbi Dovid Gottlieb
- Purim: The Last Laugh by Rabbi Asher Sinclair
- Purim by Rabbi Yitzchak Hirshfeld
- The True Simcha of Purim by Rabbi Mordechai I Willig
- The Kabbalas HaTorah of Purim by Rabbi Bezalel Rudinsky
- Ki Sisa and Purim: I’ll drink to That by Rabbi Efrem Goldberg
- Defining our role of life through the story of Purim by Mr. Charlie Harary
Video
- Esther the Psychologist by Rabbi Steven Weil
- Purim: Once We Know, We Don’t Know by Rabbi David Orlofsky
- Purim: Will the Real You Please Stand Up by Rabbi Paysach Krohn
- Purim by Rabbi Paysach Krohn
- Purim and Achdus by Rabbi Paysach Krohn
- Purim – Conquer the Haman Within You by Rabbi Moshe Bamberger
- Coming closer to our Mesorah History and Archeology of Purim by Rabbi Mordechai Becher (This shiur is password protected for AJOP users – go to: ajopconvetion.com)
- Purim by Rabbi Dovid Gottlieb
- Secrets of Purim by Mrs. Shira Smiles
- Purim Unmasked: Accepting the Torah Through Joy by Mrs. Shira Smiles (Requires site registration)
- Modern Women and Purim by Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller
Insights on Megillat Esther
Articles
- Megillah in 60 seconds (adapted from his book “One hour Purim Primer”) by Rabbi Shimon Apisdorf
- 127 Insights on the Megillah by Rabbi Mendel Weinbach zt’l
- The Megillah Story – A summary of the Megillat Esther story with thought provoking footnotes by Rabbi Nissan Wilson
- Ganza Megillah – A detailed summary of the Purim story by Rabbi Shraga Simmons
Audio
- Megillat Esther by Rabbi Chaim Brovender
- Megillat Esther 1 Perish Malbim by Rabbi Eli Mansour
- Megillat Esther 2 Perish Malbim by Rabbi Eli Mansour
- Megillat Esther 3 Perish Malbim by Rabbi Eli Mansour
- The Hidden Nissim of Purim I by Rabbi Shea Chaitovsky
- The Hidden Nissim of Purim II by Rabbi Shea Chaitovsky
Video
- Reading the Megillah by Rabbi Chaim Brovender
Mitzvot of the Day
There are six mitzvot on Purim: Megillah, Matanot LaEvyonim, Mishlo’ach Manot, Seudah, Torah Reading, and Reciting Al HaNisim
Articles
- Laws of Purim by Ohr.edu
- Purim and its Mitzvot by the OU
- Matanos L’Evyonim, by Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz
- Laws of Mishloach Manot by Rabbi Elozor Barclay and Rabbi Yitzchok Jaeger
- Purim by Rabbi Yochanan Shnall
Audio
- Hilchot Mishloach Manot by Rabbi Mordechai I Willig
- Drinking on Purim: Is There a Method to the Madness by Rabbi Elchanan Adler
- The Perils of Drinking on Purim by Rabbi Mordechai I Willig
- Why Get Drunk on Purim by Rabbi Chaim Brovender
- Bread and Meat at Seudas Purim by Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz
- The Mitzvot of Purim: More than Meets the Eye by Rabbi Shmuel Hain, click here for source sheet
- Missing a Word When Listening to the Megillah by Rabbi Zvi Sobolofsky
Video
- The Practice of Giving Purim baskets (Matonot L’Evyonim) by Rabbi Chaim Brovender
- The Purim Prayers on the Morning of the Holiday by Rabbi Chaim Brovender
Programming Ideas
Fundraising
Websites
- Purim @ Aish.com / Ohr.edu / Torah.org / Yutorah.org / alphabeta.org
Free Online Purim Seforim
- Yemei Ha-Purim by R. Tzvi Pesach Frank
- Gevuras Yitzchak by R. Yitzchak Sorotzkin
- Mekadesh Yisrael by R. Yisrael Harfenes
- Nitei Gavriel by R. Gavriel Zinner
- Ma’amar Esther by R. Shlomo Kluger
- Ma’amar Esther by R. Wolf Boskowitz
- Ze’ev Yitraf vol. 1 & Ze’ev Yitraf vol. 2 by R. Zev Hoberman
- Reshimos Lev based on the teachings of R. Yitzchak Hutner
- Sha’arei Ha-Mo’adim by R. Menachem Mendel Schneerson
- Yemei Ha-Purim by R. Yoel Schwartz
- Megillas Esther with commentary by R. Eliezer Ashkenazi
- Megillas Esther with commentary by R. Moshe Alshich
- Megillas Esther with commentary by the Ralbag
- Megillas Esther with commentary by R. Yitzchak Arama
- Megillas Esther with commentary by the Vilna Gaon
- Megillas Esther with commentary by the Malbim
- Gishmei Berakhah by R. Baruch Epstein
- Yeshu’ah Gedolah by R. Yonasan Eibeschutz