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cabins. You can book a
seat with extra leg room
enough for social distancing,
at no extra cost. Limited
space available. Visit www.
ChabadBinghamFarms.com/
PurimAir to book your flight
and join us for this unique
Purim experience. Suggested
donation: $18 per person or
$50 per family.
PURIM MASQUERADE
5:30 PM, MARCH 18
Put on your best costume
and come join Temple Beth
El for Purim songs, a deli-
cious dinner and a visit from
some of your favorite charac-
ters. Register on https://jlive.
app/events/1786
REALITY BITES THE
MEGILLAH - TBE’S
ADULT 90’S PURIM SPIEL
6:30 PM, MARCH 19
Hosted by Temple Beth
El. DUDE! Join TBE for a
TOTALLY RAD evening.
Start with Pringles, Twinkies,
special drinks and more in
our SWEEEET tent at 6:30
pm. Head to the Sanctuary
Foyer for Reality Bites the
Megillah, our 90’s themed
spiel, and then back to the
tent for dinner. Yada yada
yada ... best night EVAH.
Will you miss it? AS IF!
NOTE: Masks are required
inside, and all food will be
served outside. Reality Bites
the Megillah is the
grunge-inspired, boy band
rockin’ Purim spiel you’ve
been waiting for! With your
favorite ’90s artists, this spiel
is everything a Gen X heart
could desire. Register at
https://jlive.app/events/1785.
PURIM CARNIVAL
NOON-2 P.M. MARCH 20
Fun for the entire family at
Temple Beth El. Inflatable
axe throwing, slot car racing,
inflatable obstacle course,
lots of new games and prizes.
A costume contest with great
prizes for all participants
and a community service
project fill out an amazing
afternoon of celebration.
For more information, con-
tact Samantha Smetanin at
ssmetanin@tbeonline.org.
Get tickets at https://jlive.
app/events/1787.
DETROIT JEWS
FOR JUSTICE
ANNUAL PURIM
CELEBRATION
3-6 PM, MARCH 20
RSVP to save your spot
for the seventh annual DJJ
Purim. This intergenera-
tional party is a keystone
in our community, and DJJ
is excited to be celebrating
in-person after taking last
year off. They will gather
on the heated outdoor patio
of Marble Bar in Detroit.
Costumes for all ages are
highly encouraged. This
event will feature a repro-
ductive rights-themed spiel,
an all-ages costume con-
test, cash bar, food truck,
homemade Hamantaschen,
carnival games, kid’s craft
area, and music and danc-
ing. Spots are limited! DJJ
will be taking COVID
precautions and checking
adult vaccines and masks
at the door. Your name
must be on the list to gain
entry. Please RSVP at
Detroitjewsforjustice.org/
purim_2022.This is a free
event. Children are wel-
come.
For those not attend-
ing in person, DJJ will be
live-streaming the perfor-
mance of their spiel.
PURIM FUN! continued from page 35
MARY JO’S
HAMANTASCHEN
DOUGH
Ingredients
3 sticks of unsalted butter,
softened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
6 tbs. orange juice
I tbs. vanilla
2 tsp. baking powder
4½ cups flour
Directions
Preheat oven to 350
degrees.
Cream butter and sugar
together until light and
fluffy, about 2 minutes.
Add eggs one at a time,
mixing until combined.
Add orange juice and
vanilla. Whisk together the
baking powder and flour,
and add to the butter mix-
ture until combined.
Refrigerate 2 hours or
overnight. Roll dough to
¼ inch thick and cut out
3-inch rounds. Fill with 2
teaspoons of the filling
and form into a triangle.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes,
until golden. Cool and
enjoy.
PRESCHOOL
HAMANTASCHEN
DOUGH
Ingredients
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
¾ vegetable oil
4 cups flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1/3 cup orange juice
Directions
Beat the eggs and orange
juice, adding the sugar
gradually. Add the oil
and beat well. In a sep-
arate bowl, sift together
the flour, baking powder.
Combine wet and dry
ingredients and mix well.
Roll out the dough until
around a ¼ inch thickness,
and cut into 2-inch rounds.
Place the 1 teaspoon of
the desired filling in the
center of each circle. Fold
into a triangle, pinching
the edges together to
seal. Brush with some
egg if desired. Place on a
lined baking sheet at bake
until browned, around 20
minutes. Cool and enjoy.
(Adapted from the files of
Temple Israel Preschool)
Filling Options:
Fruit preserves
Chocolate chips or kisses
Ground prunes and
crushed nuts
Poppy seeds mixed with
honey, sugar and lemon
Nutella
recognized is probably true
for Hamantaschen cook-
ies everywhere. They had
been changed, as they were
exchanged, with each family
who had made them their
own. That meant that Jews
everywhere are all making
some version of the same
cookie that had been passed
down and tweaked for cen-
turies. It made me realize
that the recipes were actually
secondary to the joy experi-
enced over time making them
together.
Hamantaschen turned
out to be a pretty cool cook-
ie that even I can now get
behind making. While there
are still feasts, costumes and
noise makers, there’s nothing
that stands out quite like the
three pinched corners of this
sweet triangle pastry. Even
as they have evolved from
poppy seed filling to jam or a
Hershey kiss, these beautiful
little cookies stand out and
are sure to remain among the
most recognizable symbols of
Purim.