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Temple Emanu-El experience Purim Pandemonium

Temple Emanu-El celebrates the holiday of Purim with costumes and carnival games.


  • By Amanda Morales
  • | 12:35 p.m. March 6, 2016
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Families celebrated the joyful holiday of Purim at Temple Emanu-El Sunday afternoon. 

The annual Purim Pandemonium featured costumes, carnival games, a dunk tank and an obstacle course. Members of the congregation baked the traditional holiday treat of hamantaschen cookies with an assortment of fillings that included butterscotch, apricot, raspberry and chocolate. 

 

Gabe Yamada gives his best pitch on a carnival game at the Temple Emanu-El Purim Pandemonium.
Gabe Yamada gives his best pitch on a carnival game at the Temple Emanu-El Purim Pandemonium.
Naomi and David Yamada with Steven, Lanie and Samantha Fineman. Lanie Fineman used her tickets from playing carnival games to earn her stuffed rhinoceros.
Naomi and David Yamada with Steven, Lanie and Samantha Fineman. Lanie Fineman used her tickets from playing carnival games to earn her stuffed rhinoceros.
Sabrina Silver and Beth Steiner
Sabrina Silver and Beth Steiner
Sabrina Silver's Mother Nature costume included a little bird on her shoulder.
Sabrina Silver's Mother Nature costume included a little bird on her shoulder.
Hamantaschen cookies are the traditional treat to celebrate Purim. Some of the different filling flavors included chocolate, apricot, raspberry and butterscotch.
Hamantaschen cookies are the traditional treat to celebrate Purim. Some of the different filling flavors included chocolate, apricot, raspberry and butterscotch.
Jeffery, Lenore and Maxine Gould sport their festive costumes for the annual Purim celebration.
Jeffery, Lenore and Maxine Gould sport their festive costumes for the annual Purim celebration.
Temple Emanu-El teacher Lou Glucho's costume included the lifelike puppet squirrel Mortimer.
Temple Emanu-El teacher Lou Glucho's costume included the lifelike puppet squirrel Mortimer.
Chase Smith takes his turn at trying to dunk Bryce Berkowitz.
Chase Smith takes his turn at trying to dunk Bryce Berkowitz.
Bryce Berkowitz splashes into the dunk tank after a pitch.
Bryce Berkowitz splashes into the dunk tank after a pitch.
Drew Smith climbs over the inflatable obstacle course.
Drew Smith climbs over the inflatable obstacle course.
Abner Beck, 1, dressed as Fred Flintstone enjoys a raspberry hamantaschen cookie.
Abner Beck, 1, dressed as Fred Flintstone enjoys a raspberry hamantaschen cookie.
Felicia DeRowe, Dori Goldfarb, Rabbi Brenner Glickman and Jacob Maggard
Felicia DeRowe, Dori Goldfarb, Rabbi Brenner Glickman and Jacob Maggard

 

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