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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. 

