JEWISH FEDERATION
March 2022
Federation Star
How do you fold your hamantaschen? By Alicia Feldman, PJ Library Coordinator
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o you fold or pinch? well. However, the Purim story It’s an enduring quescan also help kids learn about tion in the world of courage, bravery and standing hamantaschen baking. No up for what’s right. matter how committed you are Your kids can grasp the to one method or the other, it themes of the story without might just come down to what knowing the gory details. Let your dough wants to do. PJ Library be your partner! I’m sure you will agree, Check the PJ Library website, Alicia Feldman pjlibrary.org/purim, for a wonPurim is a holiday that feels like it’s made for families. In addition to derful list of age-appropriate books, crafts, baking together, traditions include dressrecipes and activities to teach the story of ing up, sharing gift baskets or mishloach Purim to the kids in your life. manot with friends, making noise by One thing I’m sure of, no matter how shaking groggers, and staying up late you convey the story of Purim, hamanwith your friends and community. People taschen is a universally loved part of this do tzedakah and also read the Book of festive holiday. So, regardless of whether Esther, or megillah, which shares the you are “team fold” or “team pinch” in story of how the Jews of Persia were saved the hamantaschen game, we at Jewish from annihilation. Federation of Greater Naples and PJ If you’ve taken the time to read the Library wish you and your family a chag whole megillah, the Purim story of Purim samayach! Esther is neither a simple nor a pleasant tale. It is a rite of passage in modern Jewish parenthood that’s right up there with wincing at a bris and trying to make Hanukkah something more than a tsunami of presents. It is, of course, For more information about the dilemma of how to teach kids our PJ Library and all our upcomoften difficult and scary religious tales, ing events, please feel free to of which Purim is probably one of the contact me, Alicia Feldman, most difficult and scary. at programs@jewishnaples. ry The story of Purim is among the first anuorafacebook.com/ Jorg Jewish narratives a child is introduced to PJLibraryNaplesFL. and parents often wonder how to do it
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