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Three Ways to Celebrate Purim With
Your Jewish Community
T he sweet smells of hamantaschen coming
out of the oven, the raucous sounds of
graggers cranking over the reading of the
Megillah, the vibrant sights of children in costumes
— you guessed it, Purim is just around the corner!
This year, Purim will take place on the evening of
Wednesday, March 16 through Thursday, March 17.

To get into the spirit of the holiday that commem-
orates Queen Esther saving the Jewish people, the
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia’s neigh-
borhood Kehillot have planned pre- and post-Purim
festivities for your whole family to enjoy.

“Right before the pandemic began, I attended the
Kehillah of Old York Road Purim carnival. How
joyous that now, two years later, we get to once
again have in-person, community-wide Purim cel-
ebrations once again,” said Addie Lewis Klein, the
Jewish Federation’s senior director of leadership
development and community engagement. “Safety
protocols are in place, and we can’t wait to welcome
you back to Kehillah celebrations.”
See below for three in-person events to safely
celebrate this beloved holiday:
Old York Road Purim Carnival
with an Israeli Twist
Sunday, March 13
Pre-K: 11 a.m.-noon | General: noon-2 p.m.

$10 per family advance/$20 per family at the door
Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel
Join Old York Road for a festive Purim Carnival
that the entire family will love! Enjoy delicious
kosher food, exciting inflatables, Israeli-themed
fun, a Magic Mirror photo studio, music, haman-
taschen and prizes. Cost includes all activities.

Food and drink available for purchase. Advanced
online registration will close on Friday, March
11 at 10 a.m. To register, visit jewishphilly.org/
purimcarnival. The Jewish Federation’s Kehillah groups have fun and safe ways for your family to celebrate Purim this year.

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ly-fun day of crafts, games and activities,
theatrical performances and mask-making.

Plus, there will be a moon bounce. Can’t
you smell the hamantaschen already?
To register, visit jewishphilly.org/purimfest.

Purim Car & Walking Parade
itable gifts to the poor. Please bring kosher
canned or packaged non-perishable foods and
toiletry items for a contactless donation to the
Mitzvah Food Program. Advance registration
closes on Friday, March 18. To register, visit
jewishphilly.org/purimparade. PurimFest ’22
Sunday, March 20, 2022 | 1:15-3 p.m.

Parade starts at Beth Ami;
9201 Old Bustleton Ave.

*** See the full Purim roundup at jewishphilly.org/
purim2022. Don’t you love Purim? The Lower Merion
Jewish community sure does! Put on your
costumes, and join the Kehillah of Lower
Merion and Kaiserman JCC for a fami-
Don’t put your costumes away just yet! Get
dressed up — maybe even decorate your car
— and join Northeast Jewish Life for a Purim
car and walking parade. The day will include
community, music, shalach manot goodie bags
and even more fun. There will also be a con-
tactless opportunity for matanot l’evyonim, char-
The Kehillot are part of the Jewish Federation’s neigh-
borhood initiative to foster a vibrant Jewish community
throughout the Greater Philadelphia region. To learn
more about your Kehillah or community group, please
contact Senior Director of Leadership Development
and Community Engagement Addie Lewis Klein at
alewis@jewishphilly.org. Sunday, March 13, 2022 | 1-4 p.m.

$18 per family
Kaiserman JCC; 45 Haverford Road
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