40 | MARCH 21 • 2024
K
ids all over the world are getting their Purim
costumes ready. Rabbi Shneur Silberberg, rabbi
of Bais Chabad of West Bloomfield, recently
returned from Israel, where he helped bring Purim
costumes to kids whose families have been displaced
by the war. Purim is a joyous day tied to the concept
of giving, he says — gifts for the poor, mishloach
manot and inviting friends. “Aside from the Megillah
reading, every part of the holiday is about giving, because Judaism says
there’s no greater joy than the joy of being able to give to others.”
Bais Chabad will be hosting an Israel-themed event 5 p.m. Sunday,
March 24, at The J for Purim, where there will be a “shuk” set up and
activities to explore, he says. “You can squeeze oranges; there’ll be an
archeological dig,” he explains. “It’s all sorts of Israel-themed activities.
Being that the Jewish people in Israel are going through an especially
hard time right now, we wanted to show them some support by
celebrating the land of Israel at our Purim party.”
Children from the
evacuated city of
Kiryat Shmona receive
Purim costumes
provided by members
of Bais Chabad West
Bloomfield’s solidarity
mission to Israel.
Purim in Israel
JUST FOR KIDS
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A PURIM JOKE:
A PURIM JOKE:
Q: What’s the point of
a hamantash?
A: It has three points!
AND A KNOCK KNOCK …
AND A KNOCK KNOCK …
Knock! Knock!
Who’s there?
Esther.
Esther who?
Esther an end to these
silly knock-knock jokes?