Chag Purim Sameach! Happy Purim!
There are many ways to celebrate Purim with your Bnai Shalom and greater Lehigh Valley community! We hope you will come to one or more of them!
EREV PURIM SERVICE WITH SPECIAL VIDEO MEGILLAH READING
Thursday, March 13, 7:30 p.m.
On Zoom
Join us for a brief Ma’ariv service followed by a video Megillat Esther reading in which you can watch the yad move across the scroll and read the English translation at the same time. The video was prepared in 2021 by Rabbi Oren Steinitz and features ten Rabbis, Cantors and chanters, each taking a different chapter.
To attend by Zoom, please check your Weekly Update for the Zoom link.
Prefer to watch the video on your own time? Go to https://youtu.be/ZqMnRpLoHoM.
MINYAN AND MEGILLAH READING
Friday, March 14, 7:45 a.m.
In Person at Congregation Brith Sholom
Join Brith Sholom and Beth El for a traditional morning minyan, followed by a reading of Megillat Esther and breakfast. Please email Shari Spark at shari@bethelallentown.org if you wish to attend.
PURIM & PI DAY TOT SHABBAT
Friday, March 14, 3:30 p.m.
In Person at Bnai Shalom
Join PJ Library and Rabbi Adrienne for a fun afternoon of crafts, storytelling, music and fun, with a Purim and Pi Day twist! Come in costume and nosh on hamantaschen and pie!
Registration is required through PJ Library:
https://www.jewishlehighvalley.org/calendar/330-pm-pj-librarybnai-shalom-purim-tot-shabbat
KABBALAT SHABBAT WITH SPECIAL PURIM MUSIC
Friday, March 14, 7:30 p.m.
In Person at Bnai Shalom and Live on YouTube
Enjoy our traditional Shabbat evening service, with your favorite Purim songs and a special Purim-themed Oneg. Come in your best Purim costume finery!
FREE ONLINE LEARNING OPPORTUNITY: TA’ANIT ESTHER WITH HADAR
Thursday, March 13, 7:45 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Online on Zoom
Join the Hadar Institute for a special day of learning with Hadar online on the fast day before Purim. In this online yom iyyun (day of learning), we’ll consider the ways in which chesed (love as kindness) is not only a kind of action, but also a spiritual practice that transforms the giver, and a means to build a spirituality aligned community. Join for all or parts of the day’s program.
In addition to traditional Shacharit, S’lichot and Mincha services, topics include “Compassion and the Heart of Jewish Spirituality” with Rabbi Shai Held, “This is My God: Diapers, Care, and Redemption” with Rabbi Tali Adler, and a Conversation on “Relationships of Caring: End of Life”.
To participate, please register directly with Hadar: https://www.hadar.org/learn/classes-events/taanit-esther-hadar-yom-iyyun-hesed
