Purim Mitzvot

Megillah reading

Shallach monos

Matonos loevyonim

Sudah

• Ensure everyone sits in the chairs designated for the Megillah reading to maintain focus.

• Use a slideshow to enhance the experience visually.

• Between chapters, have someone share brief, meaningful insights.

• After the Megillah reading, create a quiet moment to explain the mitzvot associated with Purim.

• Assign someone to distribute shalach manos (Purim gift baskets) and coins for charity (tzedakah) to each person, ensuring they receive and exchange these items.

• Have a few people distribute large cookies with candies attached, encouraging everyone to give their cookie to someone else.

Purim bag exchange

Have them write 3 nice things about the person sitting next to them on the

gift tag and exchange it with them.

You can explain that the one of basic reasons of Mishloach Manos is to

bring friendship and closeness between Yidden. Which by the way that's the

reason why Shalach Manos is from men to men and women to women, because

that type of friendship is something that should be forged within the same

gender. As opposed to Matanos L'evyonim which is fulfilling a need, so it

can be done from man to woman or vice versa.

Prepare a mini nosh bar with 5-10 items ( hamantashen, candy, raisins,

etc.) With cellophane bags and nice tie twisters next to it and allow

participants to put together their own shalach monos to give others. Have a

money box where ppl can donate to cover expenses if they want.

Place two boxes on the tables, along with coins and a paper explaining Matanot La'Evyonim.

• Upon arrival, each attendee receives a card or passport at registration.

• Explain that there will be a grand raffle for a valuable prize. To enter:

  • Visit the shalach manos booth, create a package, and give it to a friend.

  • Receive a checkmark or have the friend sign/write their name on the card to confirm participation.

• Similarly, for matanos levyonim, attendees can:

  • Write their name and email on the card.

  • Submit it to be included in the raffle.

• This method has been successfully used at previous events like Sukkot for activities such as making a lulav and sitting in the sukkah.