Carefully Check for Service Start Times in March

As we begin the month of March, our regular start time for Shabbat Evening Services is scheduled to return to 8:00 P. M.  The one exception will be March 12 when we will be led in worship by our fourth graders beginning at 7:00 PM.

Grade 4, 6 Leads Us in Worship

On Friday, March 12, at 7:00 PM students in our 4th grade religious school class will lead us in worship.  March birthdays will be honored.

Remember that the Shabbat dinners that precede these class-lead services are open to the entire congregation.  Just sign up and bring your dish, dessert and beverage.  Please join us.

On Saturday morning, March 6 at 9:30am our 6th grade Religious School class will lead us in worship.

From Principal Alice Kinsler:

The Reading of Megillat Esther (the Scroll of Esther) for Purim will be on Monday, March 1, from 5:30-7:00pm. Rabbi Klein will read the Megillah in his incomparable style and preside over the costume parade – so don’t forget your costumes! We’ll enjoy a delicious ‘triangular’ dinner (pizza, hamantashen, etc.)…and, since it’s a school night, we’ll end by 7:00 so everyone can get home for a good night's sleep.
Each family is asked to bring a batch of hamantashen. The suggested donation is $3 per person (or $8 for a family of three or more people). In addition to Purim’s usual merriment, we’ll again join together in the Purim tradition of Shalakh Manot (also pronounced Sholokh Monis), or ‘sending out portions’. Instead of delivering the traditional gifts of food and other treats, the ‘portions’ we send out will be items needed by those members of our community who might be without a warm, safe place to live, or those who have recently arrived as refugees from other countries. Please bring a non-perishable food item, dish soap, or bathroom essentials when you come for the Megillah reading on Monday, March 1.

The celebration of Purim continues with the school’s Carnival on Sunday, March 7, from 11am-noon. What’s the significance of the number 14? Why is a raffle the perfect Purim game? What do tzedakah,
Bingo, the Aleph-Bet, and your favorite triangular pastries have in common? Play TBJ’s newest party game and find out! While we’re “making merry”(in our costumes, of course), we are also obligated to consider and help the many people near and far who don’t have much tobe merry about. Bring a few dollars for the games and tzedakah, as well as plate of hamantashen to share.