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In Focus: Purim 2016

Snapshots of some local Purim celebrations around Tucson.

(L-R) Ariel Sare, Naomi Holtzman and Lyle Tumarkin bake hamantaschen during Congregation Chaverim’s Purim Celebration on March 20.
(L-R) Ariel Sare, Naomi Holtzman and Lyle Tumarkin bake hamantaschen during Congregation Chaverim’s Purim Celebration on March 20.
At Temple Emanu-El’s March 20 Purim Extravaganza, clergy, staff and members perform in “The Book of Esther” Purim spiel, a family-friendly takeoff on Broadway’s “The Book of Mormon.”
Mentalist Brett Barry of Phoenix, left, and Rabbi Israel Becker at Congregation Chofetz Chayim’s Incredible Purim Party on March 24.
Mentalist Brett Barry of Phoenix, left, and Rabbi Israel Becker at Congregation Chofetz Chayim’s Incredible Purim Party on March 24.
Using a diorama she created of the king’s palace and the characters of Purim, Esther Becker engages students at Darkaynu - Tucson Jewish Montessori.
Using a diorama she created of the king’s palace and the characters of Purim, Esther Becker engages students at Darkaynu – Tucson Jewish Montessori.
The Lapko family dress as Wizard of Oz characters at Chabad Tucson’s African-themed Purim in the Jungle celebration on March 24.
The Lapko family dress as Wizard of Oz characters at Chabad Tucson’s African-themed Purim in the Jungle celebration on March 24.

 

(L-R) Cantorial Soloist Nichole Chorny, Rabbi Robert Eisen and Education & Youth Director Rabbi Ruven Barkan read the Megillah at Congregation Anshei Israel’s Purim Palooza party on March 23.
(L-R) Cantorial Soloist Nichole Chorny, Rabbi Robert Eisen and Education & Youth Director Rabbi Ruven Barkan read the Megillah at Congregation Anshei Israel’s Purim Palooza party on March 23.