Here’s a few creative mishloach manot, or Purim baskets, that you can make if you really want to impress your friends. Have fun!

Learn the words to Lakova Sheli – a song we sing for Purim.

The lyrics mean
My hat has three corners, and if it didn’t have three corners it wouldn’t be my hat.

Think of it like a Jewish B-I-N-G-O song. Happy Purim!

Learn to make your own Purim noisemaker, or gragger with stuff you can find around the house. On Purim it’s a mitzvah (commandment) to hear the megillah, or Book of Esther, read and each time we hear the name of the villain, Haman, we blot out his name with stomping, booing or using a grogger! This is a quick and funny little video to help you make your own.

Purim is a joyous holiday that recounts the saving of the Jewish people. The Purim story celebrates Esther’s bravery, Mordechai’s wisdom and BOOOOO Haman.

Purim is a community celebration that includes the reading of the Scroll of Esther, called the Megillah. Some Jewish communities put on a Purim shpiel, or play, that usually pokes fun at community leaders or relates somehow to what’s happening in the world. Kids can enjoy fun festivities such as attending a carnival, dressing up in costumes and eating tasty hamantaschens (triangular jam-filled cookies). Purim is easily the most fun holiday in the Jewish calendar. This video talks about all of the great traditions! Learn More

Learn the basics of the Purim Megillah in this fun short video lesson about the Jewish holiday scroll that tells the story of Esther, Mordechai and Haman.

Learn the words to Mishenichnas Adar – a song we sing during ADAR – the happiest month of the Jewish calendar.

The lyrics mean
“When Adar comes in, we increase our joy!”

It’s a popular song to sing during Adar, of course, but also around Purim time…happy Purim!

Hanukkah, Chanukah. What is it? Join BimBam staffer Jeremy Shuback for an exploration of the holiday’s history, significance and rituals.

Written by Rabbi Mark Melamut as part of a unique partnership called the Rabbis’ Writing Lab, and shot at the YouTube Space in Los Angeles, it’s a new format for BimBam and we hope you’ll like, share and enjoy it this holiday season.

Chanukah sameach! Happy Festival of Lights. Happy Chanukah.

In this lyrics video, you can learn a beloved Chanukah song in both English and its original Yiddish! Shaboom! is proud to present our favorite Jewish song leader Isaac Zones in this singalong…so raise your voice, party down and Happy Chanukah to you!

Learn the Dayenu lyrics and singalong with the classic Passover song in this karaoke video produced by Second Grade and “Yad b‘Yad” Students at Temple Isaiah in Lafayette, California.

Dayenu (דַּיֵּנוּ) means “It Would Have Been Enough,” and it is sung midway through the Passover seder meal. Once you learn the Dayenu lyrics, you’ll be able to clap and sing with the best of them!

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The Book of Ruth tells of Ruth the Moabite choosing to make the Israelites her people. Ruth is well-loved for her loyalty to her mother-in-law Naomi and is often called Judaism’s most famous convert, or Jew by choice.

Singer-songwriter Alicia Jo Rabins took the story and turned it into a delicate song, beginning the chorus with Ruth’s words to Naomi plucked straight from the Hebrew Bible: “And where you go I’ll go / where you live will be my home.” (וַתֹּאמֶר רוּת אַל-תִּפְגְּעִי-בִי, לְעָזְבֵךְ לָשׁוּב מֵאַחֲרָיִךְ: כִּי אֶל-אֲשֶׁר תֵּלְכִי אֵלֵךְ, וּבַאֲשֶׁר תָּלִינִי אָלִין–עַמֵּךְ עַמִּי, וֵאלֹהַיִךְ אֱלֹהָי)

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