Purim
Purim comes to Boston March 7-8, 2012!
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Find a Purim Party
Purim isn't just for kids! Drink and dance the night away in the name of religious observance! -
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Of course, by the time you've recovered from Purim, you're halfway to Passover... but don't worry, we are putting together everything you need for Passover 2012 in Jewish Boston too!
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Costumes Meet Community at Gragger!
For the fifth straight year, Gragger!, the Workmen's Circle's Radical Purim Party attracted a multigenerational crowd eager to “boo” at the appropriate times and dance...
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Purim is a time to think about those we serve at JCHE
We have just finished celebrating the holiday of Purim. There’s a saying that all Jewish holidays come down to this: “they tried to kill us,...
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Lifecycles
At a Critical Time for Israel, A Lesson from Purim
From Jewish history we learn three essential lessons: Those who threaten to wipe out the Jewish people mean what they are saying. Sometimes we must...
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Israel & Overseas
Purim Prep: Son Becomes King A
Beaming, our 3-year-old son marched in our temple Purim parade last year in his homemade Halloween costume – a cow. This year, I could have...
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Kids & Parenting
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Heroes, Villains, and Drinking? It's not Purim, it's the Red Sox
Purim is a holiday of inversion, of topsy-turvyness, passion, intrigue, and, ultimately, survival. There are heroes, villains, drama, and drinking…. Kind of like the Boston...
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Judaism & Spirituality
Allergy-Free, Contemporary Hamentashen
Here it is…the allerg- free, awesome, delicious, contemporary-flavored hamentshen recipe. You asked for it and I delivered. I decided to go a little funky on...
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Quick Picks 3/5 - Your best "Lindsay Lohan" Purim costume
After Lindsay Lohan’s amazing “comeback” performance on SNL, we here at Quick Picks are inspired to dress up as her for Purim. We have many...
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20s30s Purim Parties: Here's Where to Celebrate
Lots of people associate Purim as a kids’ holiday. Why? The story of Purim is not exactly kid-friendly. It begins with an orphan, Esther, who...
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20s & 30s
Share the love: Homemade Chocolate Bark for Shalach Manos Baskets
Semi-sweet chocolate with shredded coconut and nutmeg Shalach Manos literally translates to "sending of portions" and is a gift of at least two...
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Group Hamentashen Baking; The more the doughier
Astute readers may recall last year's posts about baking 300 hamentashen for the Workmen's Circle Gragger/Noisemaker! Annual Radical Purim Party. (This year's Gragger is...
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Congregation B'nai Torah
Our Temple is a growing congregation of over 220 families. Located in Sudbury, Massachusetts; B’nai Torah was founded in 1974 by a small group of people who wanted to participate... Read More
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Congregation Beth Israel, the Merrimack Valley's oldest "new" congregation, combines a start-up spirit with over a century of history and experience. We are an active and vibrant congregation which celebrates... Read More
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Congregation Beth Israel is a warm, welcoming egalitarian community affiliated with The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. Our synagogue focuses on Jewish core values: studying Torah, joining in communal prayer,... Read More
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The fashionable West End of Malden is the perfect location for young families looking for upscale, affordable housing just minutes from downtown Boston by nearby subway. Our community offers Jewish... Read More
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Congregation Dorshei Tzedek
Dorshei Tzedek is a dynamic and growing Reconstructionist congregation. We are dedicated to Jewish learning and to ethical Jewish living in the modern world. Our religious school is a Reconstructionist... Read More
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Congregation Kahal B'raira
Kahal B'raira, is Boston’s Congregation of Secular Humanistic Jews. Humanistic Judaism embraces a philosophy that combines rational thinking with a celebration of Judaic history, culture and identity. We celebrate Jewish... Read More
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Congregation Klal Yisrael
**This Congregation has now merged with Temple Israel of the South Shore. The merged congregations can now be found at Temple Kol Tikvah** Congregation Klal Yisrael is a small, vibrant... Read More
Congregation Sha'aray Shalom
We are a Reform congregation, 50 years young, serving liberal Jewish life on the Coastal South Shore of Boston. Located at 1112 Main Street in Hingham we have over 270... Read More
