Purim

         
What a great experience! There was fun for all ages, the prayer service was tres creative and showcased extended talents of our CST pulpit personnel, AND MOST IMPORTANT, the dough used in the hamentashen was the best I've tasted this year!

Actually, what touched me the most was seeing our teenagers in costume enjoying themselves with one another and with everyone else, and involving themselves in the whole evening. Our ability to bring families and community together is a blessing and a gift! Kol hakavod CST!

Perpetually searching for extraordinary hamentashen,
Steve Greenberg

Purim at Shir Tikvah!

Purim 2012 at Shir Tikvah was a huge hit! Here are some highlights:

• Wednesday night, March 7, Purim activities for children and their families 
  

• A delicious Persian dinner, open to all, prepared by Sara Lahyani, David Raskas and their crew

• Cinnemagillah—the story of Esther, told in 9 acts, and in 9 Hollywood film genres.  Scene captains met in January, recruited actors and rehearsed in February, and presented their original skits based on Andrea Feshbach’s edited megillah on Wednesday, March 7. Over 175 audience members of all ages laughed at each scene.
  

• Check out the original songs written by Eric Brook and sung by the whole cast

• Sunday, Purim Carnival run by STFTY from 11:30-1:00pm.

• Mini-Megillah: A kid-friendly telling of the Purim story with music and a costume parade. 11:00-11:30am in the Lynnhurst Rec Center Gym (across the street from Shir Tikvah on West Minnehaha Parkway, on Sunday, March 11