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We provide a full range of holiday observances throughout the year, Temple Beth Shalom has activities and resources for celebrating Reform Jewish holidays, including:
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Yom Kippur: A day of fasting and prayer, and a time to forgive and be forgiven
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Sukkot: A harvest festival that involves building a temporary hut to remember the wilderness shelters of ancestors
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Simchat Torah: A celebration of the completion of the Torah reading cycle
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Channukah: A celebration of the rededication of the ancient Temple in Jerusalem
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Purim: A celebration of the Jewish people's resilience and survival
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Passover: Includes a seder filled with songs
Please visit https://www.sftbs.org/events for upcoming activities
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PURIM
Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from annihilation at the hands of an official of the Achaemenid Empire named Haman, as it is recounted in the Book of Esther. Haman was the royal vizier to the Persian king Ahasuerus.
How is Purim celebrated?
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Reading the Book of Esther: The central celebration is a public reading of the Book of Esther, usually in a synagogue.
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Costumes: People dress up in costumes, often based on figures from the story of Esther.
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Parades and pageants: Schools, shuls, and other community organizations host parades and pageants.
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Food and drink: People feast on traditional foods, like triangular sweets called hamantashan.
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Gift giving: People send gifts of food and drink to loved ones.
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Charity: People give to those in need.
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Noisemaking: People make noise with noisemakers when Haman's name is read aloud.
March 14
6:30 PM Purim Service with special potluck oneg
March 14
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TBS SCHEDULE
March 14
Preschool Open House with guided tour
Half Day - Activities begin in the afternoon
Contact Amelia for more information
March 14
Friday Night Service 5:30 pm
Potluck Oneg to follow
Sign up for a dish here,
TBS will bring the Hamantaschen cookies
March 16
Religious School Purim Carnival
10:30 - 12:30 pm
10:30 am - Kids Purim Spiel & singalong followed by a costume parade and contest
11:00 am - Games begin
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Lollipop Tree
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Pin the Hat on Haman
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Fortune Telling
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Face Painting
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Bounce House
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Candle Making
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Ring Toss
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Purim Arts & Crafts
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Friendship Bracelets
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Cake Walk
11:30 am - Concession stand opens
5 Tickets ($5) includes a meal of:
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Lemonade
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Hotdog(veggie & gluten free available)
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Bag of Chips
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Hamantaschen Cookie
All are encouraged to attend this interactive,
participatory, and delicious Seder.
Members only early bird tickets on sale March 1.
Non-members can purchase tickets on March 26.
Tickets close April 7.
We will be enjoying a buffet style dinner with a chicken or vegetarian main option. Under 6 is free, Adults are $36 each and children 6-17 years is $18.