Community Joins 
Together in a Purim 
Celebration
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ocal Conservative con-
gregations are joining 
together on March 6 
and March 7 for a communi-
ty-wide Purim celebration.
The fun begins at Adat 
Shalom on Monday evening, 
March 6, at 5 p.m. with a 
family-friendly “Dr. Seuss-
shan” Purim shpiel. A free 
Purim carnival will begin 
at 5:30 p.m. and will feature 
games, inflatables, balloon 
art, face painting, a Star Trax 
Dance party, prizes and so 
much more. Dinner will be 
available to purchase during 
the carnival from Dish Kosher 
Catering.
The community will join 
in the sanctuary at 6:45 p.m. 
for Minchah, Ma’ariv and 
the reading of the Megillah, 
which will begin at 7:30 p.m. 
Everyone is invited to come 
in costume and enjoy as 
members of area synagogues 
will read the story of Esther, 
Mordechai and drown out 
the name of that guy with the 
three-pointed hat. 
Everyone is urged to 
bring a box of pasta to use 
as a gragger, which will be 
donated to Yad Ezra. Services 
and Megillah reading will 
also be available on Zoom 

and can be found by visiting 
the websites of any of the 
participating synagogues. 
The fun continues on 
Tuesday morning, March 7, 
at 7 a.m. at B’nai Israel, where 
everyone is once again invited 
to hear the reading of the 
Megillah followed by a free 
breakfast. 
Advance reservations 
for breakfast are required 
and can be made at info@
bnaiisraelwb.org. 
Participating synagogues in 
the community-wide Purim 
celebration are Adat Shalom, 
Beth Ahm, Beth Shalom, 
B’nai Israel, B’nai Moshe and 
the Isaac Agree Downtown 
Synagogue. 

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