Celebrate Purim 2025

Purim Begins on Thursday Evening, March 13

Get your costumes and groggers ready for Purim, the holiday of joy and laughter! As we read in the Book of Esther, "Mordechai sent dispatches to all the Jews... to observe the fourteenth and fifteenth days of Adar every year... as days of feasting and merrymaking, and as an occasion for sending gifts (mishloach manot) to one another and presents to the poor" (Esther 9:20-22). We'll have opportunities for people of all ages to hear the Megillah and celebrate the triumph of Esther and Mordechai over the wicked Haman. Below you will find a schedule of Beth Am Purim celebrations as well as Purim resources.

SPONSORED BY BETH AM WOMEN

• Purim Goodies for College Students
  SIGN UP by Tuesday February 11.
• Beth Am Women Hamantaschen Baking for Care Packages
  Sunday, March 2, Three Shifts: (1) 9 AM-12 PM; (2) 11:30 AM-2:30 PM; (3) 2-5 PM, Social Hall & Kitchen | SIGN UP by Tuesday, February 11.

SUNDAY, MARCH 2

• 3:30 PM | The Scroll of Esther — Reading a Silly Story Seriously, For Adults; Taught by Rabbi Yoel Kahn
  Beit Kehillah & Zoom
  REGISTER to participate via Zoom

SUNDAY, MARCH 9

• 10:30 AM | Purim Shpiel and Carnival, For All Ages
  Shpiel in the Sanctuary, Carnival on the Upper Campus | $15/person; CARNIVAL ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED (with three options to pay — online, at the door, or via Venmo).
  
  CARNIVAL MITZVAH OPPORTUNITIES:

1) Bake Sale Benefiting Ukraine: The Poltava/Odessa Committee will be holding a bake sale at the Purim Carnival to benefit our sister congregations in Poltava and Odessa. LEARN MORE

2) Bracelet Sale Benefiting Teens in Foster Care: Lyla Kalvaria, a teen on the South Board of the Jewish Teen Foundation, will be selling handmade bracelets at the Purim Carnival to raise money for teens in the foster care system. LEARN MORE

THURSDAY, MARCH 13

• 6:00 PM | Adult Purim Shpiel & Celebration: Megillah Reading and Costume Party, For Adults 21+
  IN PERSON ONLY, Social Hall | REGISTRATION REQUIRED
• CANCELLED — 6:00 PM | Munchkin-Sitting During Adult Purim, For PreK-5th Grade
• CANCELLED — 6:00 PM | BAJY's Haman's Hotdog Happening, For 6th-8th Graders
• 8:00 PM | The Orchard Afterparty, For Adults in Their 20s and 30s 
  Conference Room
  REGISTRATION REQUIRED

FRIDAY, MARCH 14

• 5:15 PM | Tot Shabbat Purim Edition: Story Time, Songs and Shabbat, For Families With Children Ages 0-5
  Social Hall | REGISTRATION REQUIRED
• CANCELLED — 7:30 PM | BATY's Purim Chill Night, For 9th-12th Graders
  BATY Lounge

*Purim Tzedakah Project: One of the mitzvot of Purim is giving matanot la’evyonim (gifts to the poor). We encourage you to give generously to support the Jewish Family and Children's Services (JFCS) Spring Cleaning drive. LEARN MORE