Despite its air of frivolity, or perhaps because of it, the Jewish holiday of Purim offers the opportunity to explore the challenges we face when it comes to identity inclusion and race. This slideshow can be shown to students to explore a deeper and contemporary meaning of the festival of Purim and to provide us with some important lessons for living in a diverse multicultural world. The following resources are also available to assist you in this lesson – background information for teaching Purim and a script to assist you in delivering the slideshow.
