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LoopPurim Weekend Extravaganza!

From a pot-luck-and-megillah reading to Israeli dancing to a costume contest to the ought-to-be-famous Temple Or Olam Players offering us all the off-broadway Erev Shabbos Fever — we have a weekend of thoughtful stuff, fun stuff, crazy stuff, and creative stuff for everyone!

What to bring? Family, friends, neighbors in costume, a potluck supper dish, and your willingness to have fun. There is no cost for the dancing or Purim festivities.

Purim costume apple

Purim Weekend Schedule Below:

Friday, March 6

6-9 pm Religious School families share Shabbat dinner and bake hamentachen for the Purim party at the Filkoff house. Details coming directly to RS families. Hamentaschen
6-9 pm  Potluck Shabbat dinner and Megillah reading (the WHOLE Megillah!) at the Jensen house for everyone else. Rabbi Barbara will lead us in our exploration of the Tanakh’s quintessential story of unexpected outcomes and turbulent turnabout.

Saturday, March 7

Prim costume 210-11 am   Regular Torah study via conference call with Lex, Rabbi Barbara, and Ginger
11:15-1:00   Lunch and planning session for religious school teachers with Lex
1:30-3:30   Shpiel practice for all actors at Advent Lutheran
3:30-5:00   Israeli dancing at Advent Lutheran
5:00-9:00 Purim Party! Wear your craziest costume, bring a potluck supper item, and be ready to shout, laugh, boo, and hiss. WE WANT YOU IN A COSTUME! Purim is a time for fun and craziness. Let us see your inner child!

 

Exploring All Things Jewish… in Davidson!

Davidson College is in the midst of hosting two months of lectures and performances celebrating Jewish traditions.

Dad’s Jewish, Mom’s Catholic… What am I?: Interfaith families in the 21st Century
March 9, 7 p.m., 900 Room, Alvarez College Union
Tradition: Celebrating Jewish Community and Culture
A community festival
March 15, 12-3:45 p.m., Alvarez College Union
From Sholem-Aleichem to Fiddler: The Tevye Tradition
A lecture by Karl Plank, Ph.D., J.W. Cannon Professor of Religion at Davidson College
March 19, 11:05 a.m.-12:05 p.m., 900 Room, Alvarez College Union
Fiddler on the Roof Fiddler
Gender and Jewishness in Fiddler on the Roof from the 1960s to the Present
A public lecture featuring Jill Dolan, Ph.D., and Stacy Wolf, Ph.D., both of Princeton University.
March 22, 12-1:30 p.m., The Lilly Gallery, Chambers Building
Fiddler on the Roof performance
Sunday, March 22, 2:00 pm, Duke Performance Hall in the Union

Link for full info on tickets:

http://www.davidson.edu/the-arts/theatre/fiddler-symposium

 

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