Jewish Ledger
CELEBRATING PURIM!
This year, Purim begins on Thursday evening, Feb. 25, and ends the evening of Feb. 26. Looking for some Purim fun? Check out one of the following events, all held virtually…and all guaranteed to get you in the Purim spirit. For a reading of Megilat Esther (virtual or otherwise), contact your local synagogue.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25
Purim Glow Party!
Purim Glow Party, a drive-in family celebration featuring LED and fire show, outdoor Megillah reading will be held on Feb. 25 at 160 Mohegan Drive in West Hartford. Hosted by Chabad of Greater Hartford, party will be COVID-safe and each carload of participants will receive a Purim Kit that includes a Purim guide, hamantaschen, mishloach Manot to give to a friend. Com addressed your favorite costume and receive a prize. The event is free. To register: chabadhartford.com, (860) 232-1116.
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… Virtual Festival Will Have It All, Including Dr. Seuss in Yiddish, from February 25-28, 2021
SOUTH FLORIDA – The holiday of Purim has often been called “the Jewish Carnavale,” with the joys of song, laughter and drama folded into one, like tangy, fruit-filled
hamantashen. That’s just the recipe for a Yiddishe Taam that the Yiddishkayt Initiative (“YI Love Jewish”) will be serving up at its first annual International VIRTUAL YI Love Yiddishfest – Purim Edition, scheduled on-line from February 25-28.
Virtual visitors of all ages will be able to step right up for a wide range of FREE performances, concerts, readings and interviews featuring major award-winning American and International entertainers as celebrants worldwide recount the saving of the Jews from a threatened massacre during the Persian Empire in the Fifth Century BC. The celebration continues with the YI Love YiddishFest 2020 – Purim Edition, which
WLRN
A new survey examined the public s attitudes toward policing in Miami-Dade. Avi Hoffman discusses the cultural traditions and history behind Hanukkah. And a new virtual production of The Man Who Invented Christmas.
On the Thursday, Dec. 10, episode of Sundial:
Public Opinions Toward Policing
Whether you’re walking through your neighborhood, or driving down the highway, how does the sight of a police car make you feel? When it comes to the trust that communities place in police officers and police departments, a new survey commissioned by the United Faculty of Miami-Dade College finds some gaps along racial, ethnic and generational lines.