Rockin• The Casbah
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Vashti's Banquet for women only set the stage for Purim.
ack by popular demand, the
Sisterhood of Congregation
Shaarey Zedek recreated Vashti's
Banquet, its infamous casbah-like "girl's
night out" as a prelude to Purim.
Belly dancer Lana Mini mesmerized
everyone into joining her in her graceful
gyrations, and Honilynn, an artist from
Gilded Lotus Henna, left her henna artistry
imprinted on many of the partygoers. Mary
Knoll, second vice president of Shaarey
Zedek, was the mixologist for the evening.
More than 60 women dined on a Middle
Eastern feast March 10 as they trans-
ported themselves back to another time
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Sisterhood president Jeri Fishman of
Southfield and Mary Knoll, Shaarey Zedek second
vice president, of Bloomfield Hills
Event co-chairs Suzi Terebelo of
Southfield and Karen Couf Cohen
Belly dancer Lana Mini with Evelyn Freeman and Debbie William, both of
Farmington Hills
Henna artist Honilynn and Annabel Cohen of
Bloomfield Township
of Franklin
Its All In The Dough
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Hamantashen baking at Aish in the Woods preps families for holiday.
amities gathered at Aish in the
Woods on March 13 for a massive
community baking of hamantash-
en, the traditional three-cornered cookies
popular at Purim.
Flour-dusted children cut circles from
white and chocolate dough and then
filled them with an assortment of fillings,
including chocolate chips.
The event gave the families a head start 01. '
on the holiday, which began the evening of
March 19.
Raynah Jacobs, 6, and her friend Lola
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Sydney Knoll, 12, of Huntington Woods;
Belchinsky, 7, both of Huntington Woods
Michael Haenick, Jason Wagner look on
Shira Lichtiq, 2, of Oak Park carries
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Elliot Salama, 5, of Huntington Woods
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Lori Cooper and her granddaughter
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Avi Bronsteyn, 9, of Phoenix adds
chocolate chips bound for hamantashen
cuts circles out of dough.
Lindsey Dudovitz, 7, of Huntington
chocolate chips atop his cherry filling.
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Jewish News staff report
at Aish in the Woods.
Woods show off their hamantashen.
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