Purim

Purim Events In Los Angeles

... (310) 476-8561. __link__/purim. Stephen Wise Temple’s Young Adult Division and Leo Baeck Temple’s Young Professionals Group present “Jammintaschen 2017” on March 11, featuring live music, costumes, food, two open bars, human-size Jenga and lawn games. 21-and-older event. 8 p.m. $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Tickets available at __link__/purim. Stephen Wise Temple, 15500 Stephen S. Wise Drive, Los Angeles. (310) 476-2861. __link__. Temple Ahavat Shalom and Temple Ramat Zion are partnering to present a Purim carnival on March 12. There will be rides, games, a photo booth, a petting zoo, bounce houses and food. 11 a.m. $40 wristbands; $25 preschool wristbands. Temple Ramat Zion, 17655 Devonshire St., Northridge. (818) 360-2258. __link__/purim. Temple Akiba presents a carnival on March 12 featuring laser tag, games, food, jumbo slides, a costume contest, bake sale, silent auction and prizes. 10 a.m. $20. Temple Akiba, 5249 S. Sepulveda ...

Yeshiva Students Ordered To Report For Draft

... Purim holiday. Contact Editor. Haredi man outside draft office. Flash 90. Dozens of haredi yeshiva students have been ordered to report for the draft this coming Sunday and Monday, says MK Yaakov Margi (Shas), coinciding exactly with the upcoming holiday of Purim. Margi, who chairs the Education, Culture, and Sports Committee in the Knesset, says his office has received dozens of requests over the past week from haredi yeshiva students who say they have received orders from the IDF requiring they appear at induction centers during the Purim holiday next week. A statement from the IDF justified the induction orders, saying that Purim is not a recognized holiday from work in Israel. The students requested that MK Margi intervene on their behalf to have the draft orders delayed until after the holiday. Draftees who fail to report as ordered on Purim could face prosecution, Margi’s office said. “If someone who receives the notice does not appear [as ordered], the army could take action against him, and in some cases he will be declared a draft-dodger.”. On Thursday, Margi penned a letter to the Defense Ministry, requesting ...

How About A Trip To Outer Space For Purim? Or Back To The Shetl

... Celebration of salvation. The holiday of Purim celebrates the salvation of the Jewish people living in the fourth century from Haman’s plot to annihilate the entire Jewish nation. It is observed by public readings of the Megillah (or Scroll of Esther), sending food to friends (knows as “mishloach manot”), giving gifts of money to the poor and enjoying a festive meal. A time-honored Purim custom is to dress up and disguise oneself — an allusion to the fact that the miracle of Purim was disguised in natural garments. This is also the significance behind a traditional Purim food, the “hamantash” — a pastry whose filling is hidden within a three-cornered crust. GOSHEN — Purim is coming, one of the most joyous and fun holidays on the Jewish calendar. Two local Chabads are planning parties with themes to delight the young and old alike. Chabad Center of Orange County, directed by Rabbi Meir and Rivkie Borenstein, will host a party ...

How Hamantaschen Cookies Got Their Name

... clues can be found in its name. Early versions of the cookies were more commonly known as oznei Haman, meaning "Haman's ears." The late Jewish food historian Gil Marks' Encyclopedia of Jewish Food traces that phrase — but not the cookie — to the Roman scholar and poet Immanuel ben Solomon (c.1261-1328) who, thanks to "a misinterpretation arising from the medieval Italian custom of cutting off a criminal's ear before execution," argued that Haman's ears had been cut off after he was hanged, at the end of the Purim story. Marks traces the first record of oznei Haman as something to eat back to a 1550 satirical Hebrew play that was p roduced for a Purim carnival in Mantua, Italy, and "is the oldest extant Jewish play," drawing from both religious stories and Italian dramatic traditions. The script contains a play on words in which one character thinks that the Biblical story of the Israelites eating manna in the dessert is saying ...

Cbs Preschool Celebrates Purim With Annual Carnival

... (cq) Haimoff, dresses as a princess and her classmates play a fishing game during the Purim Carnival at Congregation Beth Shalom in Santa Clarita on Friday. Dan Watson/The Signal. “They are set to go in a parade in their costumes too,” said Sara Freedman, CBS Preschool’s Hebrew teacher. The annual carnival is part of the congregation’s celebration of Purim on March 14. “This is the history that happened year ago in the land of Persia, which is Iran today,” Freedman said.  “The king had a chief advisor named Haman who didn’t like the Jews and tried to kill them.”. Freedman said Queen Esther went to the king and asked him to save the Jews. “The day that was supposed to be bad was a happy day,” she said.  “Over the years they celebrated the day and got dressed in all sorts of costumes.”. “Wacky Wendee” Hersh , right, plays songs on her guitar as pre-kindergarten students, dressed in costumes, sing, dance and jump to the music during the Purim Carnival at Congregation Beth Shalom in Santa Clarita on ...

Brother Of Fallen Idf Soldier Invents Purim Dance In His Memory

... fallen Israeli soldier. Hemi Goldin, whose brother, Hadar, was killed by Hamas in 2014 and whose body has not been returned for burial, invented the dance routine in memory of his brother’s joviality, World Bnei Akiva said in a statement about the video, which was uploaded to You Tube on Thursday. Hadar Goldin was an instructor for Bnei Akiva. The video, entitled “Happy Purim — Dancing Around the World,” features boys and girls from Jerusalem, Milan, Amsterdam, Dusseldorf, New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Sydney, Rio de Janeiro and Hong Kong dancing to the sounds of the hit pop song “Happy” by Pharrell Williams. Some of the dancers performed the routine in front of well-known monuments, including the Sydney Opera House, the Milan Cathedral and the Ipanema Beach in Rio. Drawing the attention of passersby, the dancers also wore costumes for Purim. The video ends with a statement calling for the release of Hadar Goldin’s body. The decision to tie the campaign to the holiday devoted ...

Jump On Israel’s Latest Purim Trend With These Savory Hamantaschen Recipes

... into 1/2 inch cubes, put into a large colander over a bowl and liberally sprinkle each layer with kosher salt. Let stand for at least 30 minutes and up to two hours. Rinse and set aside. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, sauté onion in olive oil until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add eggplant and 1/2 cup water, cover, reduce heat and continue to cook until very tender, about 8 minutes. Remove lid, and cook until liquid evaporates. Transfer eggplant to a bowl, mix in feta and set aside until it cools. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees Celsius). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Have a 3-inch cookie cutter at hand. Liberally dust the working surface with flour. Roll out the first half-portion of dough on the floured surface as thin as possible (about 1/16” thick). Dip the cookie cutter into flour and cut out circles of dough. Re-roll the dough as needed. Use a teaspoon to mound a small amount of the filling into the center of each circle. Lift and pinch the edges of each circle in 3 places spaced evenly apart, to create a triangle; the filling will be partially exposed in ...

Chai Lifeline Spreads Purim Simcha Across The Globe

... space into a child’s dream.”. At the Midwest Purim celebration, named for Jennifer Levin Kaplan, a’h, regional director Rabbi Shlomo Crandall reported a meeting between two girls. “Why don’t you have any hair?” the first one asked. “I take medicine that makes my hair go away,” said the second. “I take medicine, too. Take a look at my port,” she replied, lifting her shirt. The second girl smiled. “I used to have a port there. Now I have one above my chest.” The two girls went off together. “They could be friends forever now,” observed Rabbi Crandall. “That’s what Chai Lifeline does: break through the solitude and loneliness of illness.”. The newly established Mid-Atlantic Region went medieval for Purim. Inside a rented castle, guests enjoyed chariot rides, face-painting and a sword swallower. ...

What Is Purim 2017 Jewish Holiday Spiritual Meaning

... was written down in the Book of Esther, otherwise knows as the Megillah of Esther. Nowadays, observant Jews fast from sunrise to sunset the day before Purim to echo Esther's own fast. Purim proper is when congregants take part in a public Megillah reading (or two) and the partying starts. In celebration of the Jews' salvation in Persia, people drink, eat triangular cookies known as hamantaschen (which are meant to mimic the three-pronged hat Haman wore ), and generally make a ton of joyful noise. During the Megillah reading, whenever Haman's name is said, congregants interrupt the reader with boos, hisses, and ratchet-like noisemakers called graggers. Sometimes, congregants even put on comical renditions of the Purim story in performances known as "purim spiels" ("spiel" can mean "game" or "play" in Yiddish). Considering the holiday's overall vibe, it makes sense that it's often compared to Mardi Gras and Halloween, but its founding story makes it totally unique to Judaism. Esther's bravery continues to symbolize the enduring ...

Miracle Of Purim 1953the Jewish Press

... Josef Stalin who collapsed on Purim March 1 1953 and passed away 4 days later. And so, possibly for the first time in recent years, the event, organized by Larry Feffer and Les Glassman, and ably moderated by Steve Linde, former chief editor of the Jerusalem Post, succeeded in bringing vividly home to the rapt audience, with the notable presence and testimonies of famed Prisoners of Zion Dr. Dan Roginsky, Yosef Begun and Rabbi Yosef Mendelevich, and with the aid of slides and screened interviews, including one with Natan Sharansky, the highly charged emotions of those dramatic and crucial days in the Soviet Union dominated by the person and fate of Stalin. Larry and Les will be putting the entire event on the Youtube for the general public to appreciate. Here now is Larry Feffer’s description of those momentous days. Purim 1953: When a Haman of our time collapsed. Stalin got a stroke and collapsed (possibly assisted by his inner circle) on March 1, 1953, during Purim. He died shortly thereafter on March 5, 1953. In 1948 he supported the establishment of Israel in the UN ...

Purim And Reading Of The Megillah

... reads from the Scroll of Esther at the Community Free Synagogue Purim celebration. (Photo: Special to The News-Press). 1 CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN COMMENTEMAILMORE. Gourmet Pancakes Plus Gourmet Breakfast will be served at 11 a.m. Sunday in the community hall at The Community Free synagogue, 10868 Metro Parkway in Fort Myers. The reading of the Megillah (scroll) of Esther and a Purim sing-along. Purim is the Jewish festival one lunar month before Passover and tells the story of how the brave Jewish Queen Esther and her kinsman Mordecai undid the wicked vizier Haman and his plot to eliminate the Jews of the Persian Empire. Costumes are optional. This is free and open to the public by emailing __link__. Encore, Deli Shabbat, Purim and Passover. Upcoming passover sedars will be held at the West Bay County Club, 4606 W. Bay Blvd., in Estero, not at the Fort Myers campus. Community Passover Seder is at 6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, April 10, 11 at 6 p.m. This is a traditional musical and inspirational Passover seder. Celebration includes gourmet four course meal prepared by Chef Bruce from the Polo Club in Boca Raton, an original, interactive and insightful musical production of the ...