Purim 2010
Megillah Reading: Saturday, February 27 - 14 Adar 5770
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Gideon Frishman gets help chanting. Photo by Peter
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Join us for four easy steps to a wonderful Purim!
1. Purim Services with Full
Megillah Reading, Saturday, February 27,
6:45pm. Megillah reading, special surprises, and kids' activities!
See the flyer. Join the parade and come dressed in your
favorite cartoon or comic book character. The
Jetson Lounge will be open
after the service for
ice cream sundaes,
coffee bar
&
video game challenges for the
young and the young at heart!
No charge!
2. Send Mishloach Manot. It's not Purim if you can't send
mishloach
manot (gifts of food) to all of your nearest and dearest friends. OT and
Sisterhood make it easy for you to send gifts of food and help the
Capital Campaign at the same time. We deliver the bags to your friends
and neighbors in the area on February 23, 24, and 25. See our
Purim Project mishloach manot information below.
3. Give Tzedakah.
You know how to do this!
4. Eat and Celebrate.
To help you get started, here are some wonderful OT hamentaschen
recipes. (Watch for more in the next day or so.)
Talya's Favorite Hamentaschen
(Pareve; this recipe makes a lot!)
Ingredients
6 sticks of margarine
6 cups of flour
1/4 cup water
juice of 1/2 lemon (about 2 TBS lemon juice)
1/2 cup sugar
2 bags (about 2 TBS) vanilla sugar*
*Vanilla sugar is an Israeli product that comes in small packets. It is
available at KosherMart and other markets that sell Israeli products. You
may substitute about 1 tsp pure vanilla extract for vanilla sugar.
Filling
Powdered sugar
Directions
1. Mix all ingredients in a mixer or by hand to form dough.
Roll out dough to between 1/8" and 1/4" (thin, but not to the point of falling
apart).
2. Use the rim of a glass to cut out circles. Fill each with
approximately 1 tsp desired filling and pinch to close.
3. Bake on a greased cookie sheet for 35 min in a preheated 350 degree oven.
4. Sprinkle with powdered sugar when cool.
OT Preschool's Favorite, from the Preschool cookbook:
Family Favorites
(Pareve)
Ingredients
4 eggs
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup oil
juice and grated rind of 1 lemon
1 tsp vanilla
5 or more cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
Directions
1. Mix all ingredients.
2. Add flour until dough is no longer sticky.
3. Form dough into circles, and add a spoonful of your
favorite filling.
4. Fold sides up to form 3 corners. Press together.
5. Bake on a greased pan at 350 degrees for about 20
minutes.
From the Sisterhood Cookbook:
With Love and Best Dishes
(Pareve)
Ingredients
1/2 cup shortening or pareve margarine
1 cup sugar or a little less
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2-3 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
Filling: 3/4 lb pitted prunes or apricots, 1/2 c. white raisins, juice &
rind of 1 lemon, 1/2 c. sugar (opt.) 1/2 c. chopped nuts (opt.)
Directions
1. Cream together sugar and shortening. Add eggs and
vanilla. Mix well.
2. Add flour, baking powder, and salt. Dough tends to
be sticky. Add additional flour and refrigerate in a plastic bag.
3. Soak dried fruit in hot water, then cook in microwave
until soft. Add lemon rind and juice. Add sugar if desired.
Filling should be lumpy. Add nuts if desired. Refrigerate.
4. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
5. Roll out dough on a floured board to 1/4 inch thick.
Using a glass about 3 inches in diameter, cut rounds from the dough.
6. After cutting the circles, flip them over on the floured
board so they don't stick to the surface.
7. Place a small amount of filling in the middle of each
round, then fold up sides to form triangles.
8. Bake for 15 minutes.
Purim Project Manot
HOW DO I PARTICIPATE?
VIA MAIL. You
were sent a letter that included a list of congregants. Choose the names you
want and send your list and check payable to Olam Tikvah to the synagogue's main
office.
VIA INTERNET. You should have received a letter with a unique username and password. Use the link to the left to make your choices on line. Using the Internet gives you the added option of including a personal greeting. You may pay by check or credit card. (Note: when you log on, you will not find your own name on the computerized list. Be assured your name will appear on other people's computerized lists.)
WHAT DOES IT COST? $18 for the first name and $2 for each name thereafter.
WHAT IS RECIPROCITY?
Check the "reciprocity" option to automatically send a basket to congregants you
might have overlooked and who have included you on their lists. You will be
billed after the baskets are delivered.
DELIVERY RESTRICTIONS:
We cannot deliver baskets to apartments or PO boxes, but we will mail the
scrolls. Special arrangements have been made for Greensprings and Ashburn.
Our out-of-state residents will receive a scroll with your greetings.
DEADLINES:
All basket requests are due by February 16.
QUESTIONS? Contact Brenda Klemow or Joanne Stryer for more information, or to help deliver the baskets to congregants.
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