Purim at BCRC
03/07/2018 09:14:50 AM
We started our Purim festivities on Friday Mar 2 with Erev Shabbat Services done in the special 'Purim' style by drawing our prayers at random out of the tri-cornered hat. This was followed by a highly entertaining and enlightening Purim Shpiel, 'A Purim Carol', based on a certain familiar classic in which a sleeping King Ahasuerus (AKA 'Ah-choo!) is visited by the spirits of Purim past, present and future. Thanks to our great cast and crew, and book and lyrics by David Mendelsohn and Mark Raffman, that team familiar to Broadway theater-goers. To top it off, Pastor Michele, spiritual leader of Holy and Whole Life Changing Ministries, our neighbors on Beaumeade Circle joined us as a special guest and delivered an inspiring talk touching on some of the same themes of the Purim shpiel, including the triumph of good over evil and the ongoing pursuit of justice.
On Sunday we had our annual Purim carnival. Kids (and adults) in Purim related costumes (or various other theme costumes) played our games, ate the traditional Purim pizza and popcorn (as well as some hamentaschen which I am told is also a Purim tradition). Thanks to Consuelo Scott for coordinating the carnival, and a great crew of adult and madrichim volunteers.
Purim at BCRC was great fun for all! Click here to see our Purim photo album (must be logged in to preserve member privacy)
Tue, January 22 2019
16 Sh'vat 5779
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Please join in us on Friday for a communal Sabbath study, service, meal, and discussion, led by Rabbi Charnes, to experience the depth and breath of what Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel has rightly and most profoundly called our “sanctuary in time.”
Saturday’s program will feature a unique discussion between Rabbis (Rabbi Charnes and Rabbi Amy) and Pastors (from Community Lutheran Church, Sterling) on how Judaism and Christianity understand the nature of sin, forgiveness, and atonement; the function of law, faith, and grace; the notion of righteousness; what it means to be created in “the image of God;” and how these abstract doctrines and theologies can animate our sacred practices.
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