Archive: February 2021

Erev Purim

Posted on February 25, 2021

February 25, 2021 @ All Day –

Hadar – A Year of Life Turned Upside Down | Ta’anit Esther

Posted on February 25, 2021

February 25, 2021 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm – Purim marks one year since the COVID-19 pandemic changed our lives, bringing to mind the words of Megillat Esther, “Venahafoch Hu” – “and it was turned upside down.” On the day before Purim, the Fast of Esther offers an opportunity to reflect, pray, and commemorate this moment. The fast marks a time when the Jewish […]

Mishkan Ha’am Intergenerational Purim Celebration

Posted on February 25, 2021

February 25, 2021 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm – We’ll celebrate Purim as a community by joining our She’arimers at 5:30 for the premiere of their annual Purim video! Come wearing your favorite silly hat and bring an improvised grogger (noisemaker) to share. We’ll play Purim trivia as a group. Then at 6pm our She’arimers will sign off, and adults will be welcome to stay for a brief text study […]

Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center Memory Keepers Generations Forward Speaker Series-Agnes Vertes

Posted on February 25, 2021

February 25, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center Memory Keepers GenerationsForward Speaker-Agnes Vertes Agnes Vertes was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1940.  Germany occupied Hungary in March 1944.  Deportations began of Jews in May.  According to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Hungarian Jews represented about half of all Jews murdered at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Camp. At first, […]

Westchester Jewish Center Virtual Event: Megillah Reading

Posted on February 25, 2021

February 25, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Westchester Jewish Center Virtual Megillah Reading https://www.wjcenter.org/events/virtual-megillah-reading/ February 25, 2021, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Add to iCal | Add to Google Calendar (Following the evening service) This year our evening megillah reading will be virtual on Zoom featuring a lot of silly hats and some juicy video highlights between chapters—we will be visited by the ghosts […]