Purim

Purim 2025

Snyder Family Purim Carnival

Sunday, March 16 @ 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
Kaufmann Gym, JCC Squirrel Hill
5738 Darlington Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15217 United States

Once Upon a Purim, you and your entire family gathered together for a spectacular celebration at the JCC!

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Lights, Camera, PURIM!

Sunday, March 16 @ 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
JCC South Hills
345 Kane Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15243 United States

Gather the family together for games, crafts and more to celebrate Purim! Supported by a YAD Engagement Grant.

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Purim Celebration!

Friday, March 14 @ 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM EDT
Chabad of the South Hills’ New Building
1700 Bower Hill Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15243 United States

Step into the royal palace for a magical Purim celebration! Join us for an Animated Megillah Reading, a lavish royal feast and an enchanting adventure where you can create your own magic potion and enchanted edible apples. Experience the joy of Purim with family and friends in a festive palace setting!

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Jewish Comedy Night

Thursday, March 13 @ 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM EDT
Chabad of the South Hills’ New Building
1700 Bower Hill Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15243 United States

Join us for a lively Purim night filled with laughter and celebration at our annual Jewish Comedy Night! Enjoy an evening of rib-tickling humor with the famous ventriloquist and comedian John Pizzi! Savor light bites, embrace the festive spirit, hear the Megillah and make memories that will keep you smiling long after the curtain falls.

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Make Your Own No-Bake Hamantaschen

Friday, March 14 @ 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
Second Floor Teen Center – JCC Robinson Building
5738 Darlington Rd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15217 United States

Celebrate Purim with The Second Floor Teen Center! We will be making mishloach manot, no-bake Hamantaschen and eating traditional Hamantaschen!

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The Best Purim Party

Sunday, March 24, 2024 @ 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM EDT
Temple Sinai
5505 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15217 United States

8-9 p.m. Rally for Israel 9-10:30 p.m. Purim Party Join the Pittsburgh Israeli Community and 412 Friends of Zahal for Israeli food, music, face painting and more at Temple Sinai. All profits benefit funds to support IDF soldiers. הראלי יהיה בבית כנסת עצמו ואחכ תהיה  מסיבת פורים באולם הארועים של בית הכנסת כולם מוזמנים♥️

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Purim Pizza Dinner

Monday, March 6, 2023 @ 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM EST
Temple Sinai
5505 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15217 United States

Join us for dinner before the Purim Shpiel! We’ll have a variety of pizzas, salad, and hamantaschen. Don’t forget to dress as your favorite Purim character! Cost: $10 adult (13 & older)/$6 child (4–12)/Free Child (0–3)

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“I Guess That’s Why They Call It a Shpiel”

Monday, March 6, 2023 @ 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM EST
Temple Sinai
5505 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15217 United States

Celebrate Purim at Temple Sinai! Our Purim Shpiel is a comical retelling of the Purim story in the musical style of legendary singer, pianist, and composer Sir Elton John.

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Temple Sinai Family Purim Carnival

Sunday, March 5, 2023 @ 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM EST
Temple Sinai
5505 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15217 United States

All are welcome. We’ll have games, prizes, food, and more to put the fun in Purim! Cost: $10 (unlimited game play—Cash or check only); FREE for children 3 & under (Children under eight MUST be accompanied by an adult.)

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The Shinshinim Celebrate Purim!

Tuesday, April 29 @ 6:55 PM EDT

Purim in Pittsburgh! We had the best time dressing up with Pittsburgh community that definitely knows how to celebrate Purim! We took part with Community Day School’s and Beth Shalom Carnival. We played games, we did some art and craft and had a really good time. As always, it was fun to see you all!! […]

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Share and Celebrate Our Heritage and Identity

Tuesday, April 29 @ 6:55 PM EDT

Our Talmud proclaims that “When the month of Adar begins, we increase our joy”. Well, we are now into the month of Adar and one of our great, joyful Jewish holidays, Purim, begins on Saturday night. I encourage everyone to find a place to hear the Purim story by listening to the reading of the […]

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Shabbat Shalom – Friday, March 11, 2016

Tuesday, April 29 @ 6:55 PM EDT

Purim is one of the great celebratory holidays of the Jewish calendar. It rejoices in the victory of the Jewish community of Shushan over their planned destruction by the Evil Haman. What are our “Hamans” today? What or who is trying to destroy or endanger the Jewish people? One answer is that there are none […]

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Esther Did Not Sit Idly By

Tuesday, April 29 @ 6:55 PM EDT

The buzz this past week has been about Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech in Congress.  Admittedly, there is a divide both within and from outside the Jewish community as to whether the Prime Minister should have given the speech at all.  There is debate about the right way to eliminate the Iranian nuclear threat.  One thing […]

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