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This week, Rabbi Savenor visited Congregation Bubbe Meises. One leader complained, "Half of us couldn't even see the pictures!"

Rabbi Edelman presents on "The Pacific Nature of Synagogue Life".

Tamar Schwartz, METNY USY Director, has found a new way to increase the numbers at USY events: The Fountain of Youth.

Purim Costume Ideas

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Sesame Street Purim at JTS

Dr. Burt Visotsky and Chancellor Arnie Eisen celebrate Purim
with a rubber ducky and some hamantashen

Rabbi Estes on "The Daily Show"

Rabbi Gideon Estes (JTS grad) interviewed on the Daily Show

Additional Videos:

A Normal Day in Jerusalem...

A little Jewish grandmother gets on the crowded bus in Jerusalem and discovers that she doesn't have correct change for the fare. The driver tries to be firm with her, but she places her hand delicately over her chest and murmurs, "If you knew what I had, you'd be nicer to me." He caves in and lets her ride for free.

She tries to push her way down the crowded aisle, but people won't move over for her. She finally places her hand delicately over her chest and
murmurs, "If you knew what I had, you'd be nicer to me." The crowd parts like the Red Sea and lets her down the aisle.

She gets to the back of the bus where there are no seats and looks significantly at several people, none of whom take the hint and get up to offer her their seat. Once again she places her hand delicately over her chest and murmurs, "If you knew what I had, you'd be nicer to me." Several people jump up and insist that she sit down and ride in comfort.

A woman who had been watching all this leaned over and said to her, "I know this is none of my business, but what is it that you've got, anyway?"

The little Jewish grandmother smiled and said, "Chutzpah."

Esther and Joseph - Two Models of Exilic Jews

A Purim E-Shiur from the Conservative Yeshiva Beit Midrash

By Vered Hollander-Goldfarb

The story of Esther presents a situation previously unknown in the biblical period. Never before had an independent community of Jews existed, willingly, outside the Land o
f Israel, at the time that there was a formal Jewish community there. What sources could such a community draw on to give its existence a positive and legitimate image? Not surprisingly, the Megilah story shows many similarities to the story of Joseph, the catalyst of the events that led to the first exile, in Egypt...

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Yasher Koach Grogger

Yasher Koach to the METNY kehillot-synagogues-congregations-collection of Jews who are opting to use pasta boxes for groggers, which will then be donated to food pantries and those in need.

During this celebration of redemption, we encourage you to reserve a seat for Gilad Shalit. May our grogger noise remind the world of those not yet free.

What Are You Going to be for Purim?