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Virtual Pizza Party & 2021 Pandemic Purim Shpiel

Thursday, February 25th at 6:00pm

We’re doing things a little differently this year. Order in your own pizza and join our Kol Haverim community for a virtual watch party of our Purim Shpiel. Grab your groggers, boo Haman, and text with friends and family while we all watch at the same time. You never know who you might see on screen!

The LINK to the broadcast can be found below, but you must be logged in as a Member with your Email Address on file and password to view it.

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Purim, the loudest of all Jewish Holidays, commemorates the saving of the Jews of Persia by Queen Esther. It has been the tradition in synagogues to celebrate this holiday with a fun-filled religious service that includes the reading of the Book of Esther, or the Megillah, that tells the story of how Esther, a Jewish queen in ancient Persia risked her life to save all the Jews in the land. It has been a tradition here at Congregation Kol Haverim, to follow the Megillah reading with a humorous musical version of the story, called a Purim Shpiel. (Shpiel is the Yiddish word for Play).

Ensemble building. Community building. It's what the CKH Purim Shpiel is all about. That and, of course, telling the story of Esther in new and fun musical ways! So, come join our intergenerational cast and crew as we work hard, play theater games, learn, grow and have fun! Want to get involved with acting, set crew, props, costumes, tech & audio, "Shpielbill" or fundraising? Please contact our director Ellen Topel Dougherty membership@kolhaverim.org.

Not able to help out? No worries. Just come and enjoy the show! Shpiel is nothing without you, our audience!

The Shpiels that we have produced are:

2021 - CKH Not Live - a Pandemic Purim Shpiel
2020 - A Very Potter Purim: The Story of Esther as Told by the Wizarding World
2019 - HamiltonShpiel 2019: A Purim Musical.
2018 - The Book of Esther According to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
2017 - The Book of Esther According to Taylor Swift
2016 - The Book of Esther According to the Eagles
2015 - The Book of Esther - Pop Punk
2014 - The Book of Esther according to Classic Disney Theme Songs
2013 - The Book of Esther according to the Beach Boys
2012 - 10th Year Retrospective
2011 - The Book of Esther according to Elvis Presley
2010 - The Book of Esther according to ABBA
2009 - The Book of Esther according to The Beatles
2008 - The Book of Esther according to Billy Joel
2007 - “Haman’s Plan” an original Purim Shpiel with Music by Arnie Davidson and book and lyrics by Fred Mann.
2006 - The Book of Esther according to Classic British Rock and Roll
2005 - The Book of Esther according to Classic TV Theme Songs
2004 - The Book of Esther according to Paul Simon
2003 - The Book of Esther according to Elton John