Celebrating Purim

2006-03-16 / Community


JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers CLOWNING AROUND ON PURIM-Temple Adat Elohim pre-school student Jaycen Sussman, 5, waits for the school's Purim parade to begin on Tuesday. Purim is observed with a reading of the Megillah (Book of Esther), which recounts the story of the Purim miracle. Purim customs include dressing up in costumes and eating filled triangular cookies called hamantaschen. JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers CLOWNING AROUND ON PURIM-Temple Adat Elohim pre-school student Jaycen Sussman, 5, waits for the school's Purim parade to begin on Tuesday. Purim is observed with a reading of the Megillah (Book of Esther), which recounts the story of the Purim miracle. Purim customs include dressing up in costumes and eating filled triangular cookies called hamantaschen.

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