Purim 5786 begins on Monday evening, March 2nd and ends at nightfall on Tuesday, March 3rd.
Purim Services and Celebrations at Temple Israel!
Sunday, March 1st
9:45 a.m. Religious School Abridged Megillah Reading (Teens welcome to chant excerpts)* (Multipurpose Room)
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Purim Carnival. All are welcome. Kerboomkidz. (Crystal Ballroom)
March 2nd (Erev Purim)
5:15 p.m. Young Family Celebration (Pine Room)
6:00 p.m. Esther’s Pizza Parlor. All Welcome. (Crystal Ballroom)
6:30 p.m. “A Kooky Megillah” – Reading of Megillah with songs, costumes and prizes for all ages (Sanctuary/TIGN Zoom)
7:15 p.m. Players Preview of The Addams Family Musical (Sanctuary/TIGN Zoom)
7:30 p.m. Hamantaschen Nosh (Foyer outside the Sanctuary)
7:30 p.m. Ice Cream for school-age students & families (Blue Room)
The ice cream sundaes distributed on Purim to the children are a gift from Rebecca & Sassan Sassouni in memory of Rebecca’s maternal grandmother, Ashraf Ben-Levi Chadi, upon her sal/yahrzeit.
8:00 p.m. Ma’ariv and Full Megillah Reading (Sanctuary/TIGN Zoom)
Tuesday, March 3rd (Purim Day):
7:30 a.m. Shaharit, Torah, and Full Megillah Reading (Sanctuary/TIGN Zoom)
8:00 p.m. Evening Service (Chapel)
All are invited to join our Waxman Youth House teens for an amazing carnival! Open to children in the community accompanied by a parent and Religious School students.
Teen volunteers in 7th-12th grade are needed to make the carnival a success. Please contact Connie Reichman at creichman@tign.org.
*We are very excited about our preparation for Purim this year! We are happy to invite you or your child to chant Megillah.
Interested in helping with the various children’s and family programming in the evening and the Purim Carnival on Sunday morning, March 1st? Please email Connie Reichman at creichman@tign.org or call Hazzan Shamash at (516) 482-7800 ext. 1118 or email hazzanshamash@tign.org.
