For Kids: The Story of Purim

February 25, 2011.

If you are familiar with the story of Purim, you know that it is hard to put it into a context that children can understand, but this video gives it a nice gloss.

Esther is a Jewish girl married to the Persian king. She thwarts the plan of Haman, the king's advisor, to have all the Jews expelled from the town. Instead, in the end, Haman is banished to the wilderness.

Even this video may be complicated for younger children to follow, yet it still makes the point that Purim is about the strength of the individual, solidarity of a community and a union that is able to overcome the evil of the wicked Haman.

This is an enduring lesson that is repeated often in Jewish history.