Purim - 13 Adar 5763
March 17, 2003

View a quicktime movie
of the Parade of Costumes

Click on first picture to run the slide show.

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Rabbi welcomes all and
leads off with Cantor Leon
singing that old favorite
, "When Jewish Eyes Are Smiling."

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Purim Play by
Gimel students (3rd grade).
The lovely Queen Esther.

 

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Mordechai.

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Puppet maker and class parent Donna
helping lead community in song;
we're off to see the
king on Hamentashen Road.

 

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Esther meets Queen Vashti.
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Consulting with an old rebbe.
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King Ahasuarus
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Lovely young princesses
enjoying the puppet show.
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Boo-ing Hamen.
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More booing.
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Thank you Gimel Class.
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Having fun...

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Singing along

 

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Daled class (4th grade) production of the Star Wars Purim story.

 

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Darth Hamen.

 

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How about them groggers?

 

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Final bow from the Daled Class.  
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B'nai mitzvah class offering words of advice to the younger students...
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...again
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and again.
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The Bet class, with teacher Janice Crocker, offers up a a joke or two.
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Cantor Leon begins chanting the Megillah.  
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The community enjoys the story.

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And to close out the evening:
Purimspiel 2003:
Congregation Dor Zakayn
(the Old Generation)
in 5 Acts

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Director of Human Resources at the King's Palace interviews Haman for the position of Prime Minister
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Randall Jacobs, one of the judges of The Persian Idol - the contest to find a new Queen.
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The President of Congregation Dor Zakayn (Old Generation) introducing Coach Clark, motivational speaker.
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Coach Clark.
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The three judges of
The Persian Idol -
Randall Jacobs, Paula Abrams
and Simon Cohen.
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And our first contestant for
The Persion Idol, Yenta.
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Our next contestant, Goldie.
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And, of course, the winner - Esther.
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The judges congratulating the contestants and each other.