Another fun Purim is in the books!
Of course I made a big batch of hamentashen (recipe tomorrow!) and I got creative for my
mishloach manot this year and made two types of popcorn: sea salt chocolate and honey cinnamon.
Purim was Saturday night/Sunday this year. I love that set-up because it means a communal
havdallah at shul before we read the book of Esther from the
megillah. This year I was a gabbai (kind of like a spotter) for the
megillah reading, which meant I was right up there with the scroll. Max came to help with this important job.
Part of the Purim fun is dressing up - the intention is to mask our true selves. It's fun to get creative and my minyan always has a great assortment of costumes each year!
I was a wild thing, ala "Where the Wild Things Are" - complete with mini-Max. My pal Ruthie was a bubble wrap princess, super adorable!
After the
megillah reading we have our spiel (skit). This year it was a parody of Honey BooBoo, entitled "Esthter BooBoo" - it was a hoot!
Monday was Shushan Purim (we just keep on celebrating...) - it was a super fun day at school. We had a fun carnival and a costume parade, the kids and other staff had some awesome costumes! At the 8th graders had everyone involved in a KSA version of the "Harlem Shake" - pretty cool!
Such a fun holiday - it's fun to hang out with my shul friends - lots of brevity and noshing on hamentashen!
Sounds like a lot of fun! It would be great to see this in real life one day, who knows - I have some jewish friends in America (will tell you about one of them soon on the blog actually, you might recognize him)! :-)
ReplyDeleteYou had there a really nice fun :D
ReplyDeleteThats what I love about you...you are always having fun in life! Thanks for making me smile.
ReplyDeleteI love your community. So special. I also am 100% smitten with the bubble wrap princess. How adorable is she?
ReplyDeleteYes, very funny pictures!
ReplyDeleteThe honey cinnamon popcorn sounds divine! Do you simply pour some honey and cinnamon powder and shake?
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a lot of fun! I could imagine how fun the honey booboo spoof was!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! I love learning more and more about your religion and it's holidays/practices/ PARTIES :)
ReplyDeleteOh you have so much fun....isn't it wonderful to have such great friends to celebrate with!!
ReplyDeletelooks like fun! is the 8 ball really pregnant or is that part of her costume? :)
ReplyDeleteOh I agree with Laurie, so much fun to see what fun you have, and you always make me smile!! xo
ReplyDeleteEsther Boo Boo!! That is hysterical. I would have loved to see that! Looks like a fun time of fellowship, fun, and remembering!
ReplyDeleteYou do have such fun! I had no idea a religious holiday was a big party with costumes and games. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteSure looks like a lot of fun!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely love the bubble wrap princess - sure looks like everyone had a great time.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a lot of fun amid the seriousness of the day!
ReplyDeleteYou guys are such fun! Love the costumes and all the general silliness!
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