Purim 2023

Purim Celebration & First Purim Spiel

Monday, March 6th, 2023, 6:30 PM

Original Spiel by Comedian Bob Greenberg with Professional Actors of The Actors' Temple and Pianist Rachel Kaufman. Come to Laugh, Sing, and Celebrate!

A Chasidic rabbi on the right, from Eastern Eruope, celebrates Purim with a Sephardic rabbi on the left and two other Chasidim. 19th c. Purim painting, from Safed, Israel. The text is an excerpt from the Talmud (https://www.sefaria.org/Megillah.7b.7?lang=bi) on the topic of intoxication during Purim.

Shabbat Service & Second Purim Spiel

Friday, March 17th, 2023, 6:30 PM

THE WHOLE MEGILLAH, A Purim Spiel For Grown-Ups By playwright Jenny Lyn Bader. Presented by the New York Jewish Theatre Circle & The Actors' Temple; Shabbat Service at 6:30, Play at 8 PM; Free of Charge. Refreshments after the Play;  In Person and Zoom Service.