Like many other Jewish holidays, there are specific foods and activities for Purim, and of course, there is also the story of Purim. How can we combine food and family practices to make this holiday meaningful? What if you’re not Jewish but you’re responsible for your family’s holiday celebrations? Or, maybe you are Jewish, but…
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A couple more Purim ideas
Want to help out by volunteering at the JCC East Bay Purim Carnival? The JCC would love to get a few volunteers to be at some of the booths. You would arrive by 1:45pm and check in with Samantha. Then from 2 to 4:30pm you’d “sell” your wares and games for the price of various…
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This week we celebrate Purim. The holiday begins at sundown on Saturday and most congregations and JCCs will have a Purim carnival or other celebration on Sunday, March 20. I’m listing a bunch of them below. If you don’t see one near you, you can either search for “Purim” and the name of your city…
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Skip the carnival and the costumes, and come for an adult evening celebration of Purim! We’ll gather at 7pm for a brief and boisterous telling of the Purim story (The Whole Megillah), then choose from among several exciting, interactive learning sessions: Persian Food with a Persian Cook The Spiritual Roots of Purim Gender Mysteries from…
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The Cooks are Happy! Hamentashen Baking Day has become an annual event with my friend, Laurie. She makes up several batches of dough and filling in advance of the Sunday before Purim. Then she invites friends and family to join her in her kitchen for the assembly line production of hundreds of Hamentashen – the…
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PURIM! Be Happy! It’s Adar! There are so many fun things to do for Purim – make costumes, bake cookies – and other foods, give food gifts to friends, wear crowns and masks. Lots of playing opportunities for kids and adults. The drinking and carousing should be for the grown-ups, and kept within reason….
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