Purim is a holiday of subversive joy in the face of a threatening world. Every year it invites us into the discomfort of turning everything upside down, blurring the boundaries of right and wrong, good and evil, to wrestle with our shadow sides. Join us for a family friendly, joyful way to spend Purim.

In this year's shpil, Elphaba and Glinda have just arrived at the Kol Tzedek School of Witchcraft and Magic, only to find that new executive orders from the Make Judaism Boring Again (MaJBA) movement have forbid them from creating their own magic. With their new friends, they set off on an eventful journey to find the Wizard and save the magical and creative Judaism they love.

We will not be serving dinner, but hamantaschen will be provided and this event is BYOB. Costumes encouraged for all ages.

Schedule:
6:00pm: Costume Parade & Opening Songs w/ the Simcha Band
6:15pm: Kids Megillah Puppetshow
6:30pm: Purimshpil
7:15-8:15pm: Purim activities throughout the building: 
- Dancing w/ Miryam and the Simcha Band (Oneg Hall)
- Megillah reading (Sanctuary and Zoom)
- Hamantaschen Baking, Crafting, puzzles, and making mishloach manot (Multi-Purpose Room)
8:15: Pie the Rabbi Raffle (fundraiser for matanot l'evyonim)

On Zoom, live captioning will be available for all participants during the Purimshpiel, which can be activated by clicking the CC button in the bottom of your screen. Participants can hide/show the captions and adjust their size in the settings button found in the caret to the left of the CC button. During the megillah reading captions will be turned off and the text will be shared on the screen.

Accessibility information: Accessibility info can be found here. For other specific access requests or questions, please email accessibility@kol-tzedek.org.