Sukkat Shalom Reform Synagogue

On Sunday the 28th of February 2010, we gathered at Sukkat Shalom Synagogue to celebrate the festival of Purim. At the beginning, there was a short service, and then we read the story of Purim. Some adults came up to the Bimah to read a chapter each from the Megilah. We all booed and made lots of noise when Haman's name was mentioned. After the reading was finished, the children performed a musical version of the Purim story called Mordi Malone, and then we all had Hamantaschen and Chollah with 100's and 1000's sprinkled all over. It was a fantastic day!

Sarah Lewis

Purim is today a time of great celebration and fun but lying below the surface is a story that reflects a deeper reality. This is the reality of bigotry, fanaticism and hatred that infects every people and every land and whose consequences are inevitably death and destruction. Within living memory we have seen the Shoah as well as horrendous massacres in Cambodia and Rwanda.