Temple Israel of Boston

PurimpaZOOla: 21+ Megillah Reading
2025-03-13 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Onsite and Online
PurimpaZOOla: 21+ Megillah Reading
7:30-9:00 p.m.
Join the full Temple Israel clergy for a night of silliness and fun for a 21+ reading of the whole megillah, irreverently read through the lens of our annual Purim Games. Costumes encouraged! Bring your own alcoholic or nonalcoholic beverage to share.
This event will be live-streamed. You can join onsite at Temple Israel or watch online. All are welcome.
Contact cajl@tisrael.org with questions.

PurimpaZOOla: Riverway Pre-Party
2025-03-13 18:30 - 19:30 | Onsite
Join the Riverway Project on March 13 at 6:30 p.m. for the party before the party, the thrilla before the Megillah, the pre-PurimpaZOOla!!
Please, pull no punches! Press your Purim pants, pop open your plaid parasol, pull out your panache, and come party… ’til the next party! Dress in your best animal prints, Purim is ZOO themed, friends!!
We will be passing out pizza and pouring potent potables! (There will be less potent potables, as well!) In addition to the schmooze, come ready for everyone’s favorite costume contest!
At 7:30 p.m. we’ll bring the pre-PurimpaZOOla Party upstairs to PurimpaZOOla, joining the Temple Israel community in Purim festivities!
Register here!
This event and the Riverway Project are open to all those in their 20s and 30s in the Boston area.
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PurimpaZOOla: Family Celebration
2025-03-13 17:00 - 18:30 | Levi Auditorium, Slater Lounge, Sanctuary
Join us onsite for a family Purim celebration with costumes, crafts, activities, and pizza! We will have hamantaschen a plenty, costumes, organized chaos, and creativity all night long! Our festivities will also include a Purim puppet show, performed by Anna Sobel from Talking Hands Theater. Contact Irina Cashen for more information.

Purim Celebration for Families with Young Children
2025-03-09 10:00 - 12:00 | Chapel, Social Hall, Ramler Lobby
The Village, FJECC, and Religious School are having a Purim celebration! Families with young children (Village, FJECC, Sandbox, Pre-K & Kindergarten) will attend from 10:00 a.m. until noon, and then our older religious school students will join in. There will be carnival style games, crafts, hamantaschen, gragger making and more, and for our young families we are having a concert featuring Wayne Potash.

Purim 101
2025-03-03 19:00 - 20:00 | Online
What is a megillah? Why do we wear costumes? Who was Haman? What exactly IS Purim? Join us on March 3rd at 7:00 p.m. as we dive in to the texts and traditions of Purim to explore the ins and outs of the holiday and discover new meaning for our celebrations.
This is a free online event, open to all. Register Here. Contact cajl@tisrael.org to learn more.
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Purim Celebration for Families with Young Children
2024-03-24 10:00 - 12:00 | Chapel, Social Hall, Ramler Lobby
The Village, FJECC and Religious School are having a Purim Party! Families with young children (Village, FJECC, Sandbox, Pre-K & Kindergarten) will attend from 10:00 a.m. until noon, and then our older religious school students will join in. There will be carnival style games, crafts, hamantaschen, gragger making and more, and for our young families we are having a concert featuring Wayne Potash.
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Purim Masquerade Cocktail Party
2024-03-23 18:30 - 22:30 | Atrium, Levi Auditorium
An exclusive ADULT ONLY evening featuring a creative telling of the Purim story by Boston’s talented Improv Asylum
An evening of feasting and drinking, tzedakah, and merriment. The perfect night for “festive attire” complete with a mask or costume and, of course, dancing shoes!
Our evening will include:

Cocktail Hour and Fabulous Food Stations
Improv Comedy Shushan Show (onsite and online)
Dessert and Dancing
Purim sleep-under: celebration for 3rd – 7th grades with food, magic and games!

Register Here by March 10

Registration required for the adult party and the kids sleep-under. Suggested donation of $36.00 per adult.
*All proceeds will support the Friends Annual Fund.

*The Friends Annual Fund provides the essential resources needed to sustain our educational opportunities, social justice initiatives, and spiritual experiences.
Buying a ticket, participating in our auction, or making a new or additional gift will help us meet our annual goal of $635,000 by June 30, 2024.

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Purim Party for Families with Young Children
2023-03-12 10:00 - 13:30 | Undecided
The Village, FJECC and Religious School are having a Purim Party! Families with young children (Village, FJECC, Sandbox, Pre-K & Kindergarten) will attend from 10:00 a.m. until noon, and then our older religious school students will join in! There will be carnival style games, crafts, hamantaschen, gragger making and more, and for our young families we are having a concert featuring Wayne Potash. Register for Purim Celebration Here

Purimpalooza: 21+ Megillah Reading
2023-03-06 19:30 - 21:00 | Levi Auditorium
Join the full Temple Israel clergy for a night of silliness and fun for a 21+ reading of the whole megillah, irreverently read through the lens of our annual Purim Games. Costumes encouraged!
This event is mixed presence. You can join onsite at Temple Israel or join online with Zoom. All are welcome.
Contact Brigid Goggin with questions.

Riverway Project Presents: Purimpalooza Pre-Party
2023-03-06 18:30 - 19:30 | Chapel
Join the Riverway Project on March 6th at 6:30 p.m. for the party before the party, the thrilla before the Megillah, the prepalooza to beat all prepaloozas, the Purimpalooza PreParty!
Please, pull no punches! Press your Purim pants, pop open your plaid parasol, pull out your panache, and come party… ’til the next party!
We will be passing out pizza and pouring potent potables! (There will be less potent potables, as well!) In addition to the schmooze, there will be a costume contest and even a few special guests! Let us know you’ll be there by reserving your spot!
This event and our community are open to all. We are grateful to be able to offer Riverway Shabbat to adults in their 20s and 30s in the Boston area. Please consider a donation so that we can continue to bring engaging programming to the Riverway community. We have options to donate at $9 & $18 levels to support our efforts. Thank you!

Purimpalooza: Teen Celebration
2023-03-06 17:45 - 20:45 | Social Hall
Come celebrate Purim with the Teen Community of Temple Israel and The Tent! We will have hamantaschen a plenty, costumes, organized chaos, and creativity all night long! We will start the evening with dinner at 5:45pm and activities will begin at 6:30pm. Our evening will end at 8:30pm, but you can pick up your teen at any time. We can’t wait to see you there, all teens are welcome! Contact Fallon Rubin for more information.

Purimpalooza: Family Celebration
2023-03-06 17:00 - 18:30 | Levi Auditorium
Join us onsite for a family Purim celebration with costumes, crafts, activities, and pizza! We will have hamantaschen a plenty, costumes, organized chaos, and creativity all night long! Our festivities will also include a Purim puppet show, performed by Anna Sobel from Talking Hands Theater and magic by Danny Dubin. Contact Emma Glaser for more information.

Purim 101
2023-02-28 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom Program1
What is a megillah? Why do we wear costumes? Who was Haman? What exactly IS Purim? Dive in to the texts and traditions of Purim with Temple Israel clergy as we explore the ins and outs of the holiday and discover new meaning for our celebrations.
This is a free online event, open to all. Register to get the Zoom link. Contact Brigid Goggin at bgoggin@tisrael.org to learn more.

Family Purim Party
2022-03-20 10:00 - 13:30 | Undecided
The Village, FJECC and Religious School are having an outdoor Purim Party on Sunday, March 20. Families with young children (Village, FJECC, Sandbox and Pre-K) will attend from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m., and then our religious school students will join in for a pizza party! There will be carnival style games, crafts, hamantaschen, gragger making and more, and for our young families we are having a concert featuring beloved children’s entertainer Wayne Potash. Please register here.

Purimpalooza: 21+ Megillah Reading
2022-03-16 19:30 - 20:30 | Levi Auditorium, Zoom CAJL
Join the full Temple Israel clergy for a night of silliness and fun for a 21+ reading of the whole megillah, irreverently read through the lens of our annual “Purim Against Humanity” Game. Costumes encouraged!
This event is mixed presence. You can join onsite at Temple Israel or click here to join online with Zoom. All are welcome.
Contact Brigid Goggin at bgoggin@tisrael.org learn more.

PurimPaloozaPreParty
2022-03-16 18:30 - 19:30 | Slater Lounge, Courtyard
Join the Riverway Project on March 16 for the party before the party, the thrilla before the Megillah, the prepalooza to beat all prepaloozas, the PurimpaloozaPreParty!
Please, pull no punches! Press your Purim pants, pop open your plaid parasol, pull out your panache, and come party… ’til the next party!
We will be passing out pizza and pouring potent potables! (There will be less potent potables, as well!) In addition to the schmooze, there will be grogger making, and a costume contest!
Register here.

Purimpalooza
2022-03-16 17:00 - 18:30 | Levi Auditorium
A family Purim celebration with costumes, crafts, activities, and pizza! Join us onsite or online.

Teen Purim Celebration
2022-03-14 17:45 - 20:30 | Social Hall, Courtyard
Teen Purim Celebration! All teens are welcome, contact Fallon Rubin for more information.

Purim 101
2022-03-13 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom CAJL
What is a megillah? Why do we wear costumes? Who was Haman? What exactly IS Purim? Dive in to the texts and traditions of Purim with Temple Israel clergy as we explore the ins and outs of the holiday and discover new meaning for our celebrations.
This is a free online event, open to all. Click here to get the Zoom link. Contact Brigid Goggin at bgoggin@tisrael.org to learn more.

Village Purim Puppet Show
2022-03-12 10:00 - 11:00 | Social Hall, Garden, Zoom Village
The Village is having a Purim Puppet Show featuring Anna Sobel from Talking Hands Theater. The show will be held onsite in Temple Israel’s social hall (masks required), but is also available for online viewing. After the show, children will make Purim character puppets, and we will also have playground time, weather permitting. Feel free to come in costume, if you like! Our show will feature big, colorful, Carnivale-inspired puppets. The audience is invited to sing, dance, learn a Middle Eastern rhythm, play Haman says, and get to know the characters of the Purim story. Register here.

Torah Study: Purim Edition
2022-03-12 09:00 - 11:00 | Online
Join the Temple Israel community (online) for Saturday morning Torah Study! Following the service, one of our clergy members will lead us in an in-depth reading of this week’s Torah portion.
This week, we will focus on Purim texts and explore the themes of redemption and hope.
To join us on Zoom, click here, or Facebook live, or stream on our website here.
