Purim

Rabbi Pesach & Chany Scheiner, the co-directors of the Boulder Center for Judaism, personally invite you to partake in our grand Purim Celebrations this year.

The Purim Celebration for families at the Boulder JCC will be on Sunday, March 5. This program is designed for children 10 and under with their caregivers.

Boulder Center for Judaism proudly invites you to a Hamentash Bake this Sunday, February 26. 

The Purim Celebration for families at the Boulder JCC will be on Sunday, March 5. This program is designed for children 10 and under with their caregivers.

The 14th of Adar, Purim, is one of my favorite holidays. I love dressing in costumes, getting together with my community and partying with friends. Hopefully, we do this more than once a year!

“Booooo” Haman. “Yaaaasss” Drag Queens! This ain’t your Temple’s Purim Spiel.

The Boulder JCC has in-person Purim programs and opportunities for all ages to get in the spirit of this festive holiday. 

“Purim of the Wild West” is Boulder Center for Judaism's creative twist to this year’s community celebration of Purim, the holiday commemorating the Jewish people’s salvation in Persia of old.

Why do we celebrate the myth of Queen Esther and her male cohorts? Find out when you join us for an easy and welcoming Shabbat, followed by a little Purim merriment.

This year, at Boulder Center for Judaism, we had to use out-of-the-box thinking to come up with Purim Celebration ideas. Take advantage of these options we have available to make your Purim safe, and joyous.

The Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center (JCC Denver) will be celebrating the Jewish holiday of Purim with a family-friendly "Drag Story Hour" and a Hamantaschen baking demo.

The Boulder JCC has a number of Purim programs and opportunities for you to get in the spirit of the holiday.  Family Fun Leah Boonin and Caroline Saliman will tell the story of Purim with music and special surprises in 20 minutes or less on Sunday, February 21 at 1:30 …

The Boulder JCC has a number of Purim programs and opportunities for you to get in the spirit of the holiday. Find out more!

Painting is fun. Purim is fun. Painting (virtually) with friends while learning about Purim is fun squared.

Purim begins in less than a week and plans for a fun and exciting Italian style Purim party are in full swing!

Congregation Bonai Shalom and Congregation Nevei Kodesh are collaborating on a full set of Purim services and parties this year. "Take some more hamentashcen," said the March Hare...

Boulder Center for Judaism invites you to a Hamantashen Bake – Let’s Celebrate Purim.

Looking for some Purim family fun? Join us on Sunday, March 8 for the annual Boulder Community Purim Carnival!

A spiel about our fall festival presented in time for our spring festival that may (or may not) be a purimspiel.

And volunteers are still needed, so check out all the information about this fabulous community-wide event!

Like Spring, Purim is about six weeks away: time to start thinking about costumes!

As Purim is upon us, I can’t help comparing the Purim story to the latest popular Netflix series, ‘The Crown.’

The Story of Arle de León, a Medieval Spanish-Jewish Wise Woman. Henry Rasof offers this not-Purimspeil, which may or may not be a continuation of last year's Purimspeil, or at least, includes some elements or references thereto. Enjoy!

I am here to convince you that not only are biblical characters dateable, they are premium boyfriend material.

This upcoming Thursday is the festive holiday of Purim, which we celebrate the miraculous survival of the Jewish people in the year 357 BCE after there was a decree by the Persian King Achashveirosh to kill all the Jews in his vast empire of 127 countries.