Purim 2025

Kesher Israel's Purim fundraiser is a vital Campaign for our community. All donors will be recognized and publicized!

Please click here to be a part of this critical campaign - deadline is Wednesday March 12.

Thank you in advance for your contribution!

Thursday, March 13  Erev Shabbat- Taanit Esther

• 6:04 am: Fast begins
• 7:00 am: Shacharit
• 6:45 pm: Mincha/Maariv(Kesher Main Sanctuary)
• 7:30 PM: YP Megillah Reading-Westin
• 7:30 PM: Community Megillah Reading (Kesher Main Sanctuary)
• 7:42 pm: Fast ends 
• 8:30 PM: YP Purim Party-The Admiral
• 9:30 PM: Late Megillah Reading

Friday, March 14 - Purim Day and Shabbat

• 6:30 AM: Shacharit and Megillah
• 8:30 AM: Shacharit and Megillah
• 9:00 AM: Women Megillah Reading (Kesher Main Sanctuary)                                 sponsored by friends of Sheri Adler and Didi Saiman L’iluy                                     Nishmat Lianna Saiman z”l ליענה תקוה בת ידידיה ז״ל
• 4:30 PM: Family Friendly Megillah Reading
• 5:00 PM: Megillah Reading
• 5:30 PM: Friday Purim Seudah/Shabbat Dinner
• 6:56 PM: Candle Lighting
• 7:05 PM: Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv

Shabbat, March 15

• Shabbat 3/15 at 12:30: Register Lunch and Learn Presentation: Sefer Yona and Jewish Destiny

Sunday, March 16

• Sunday 3/16 at 2 PM: Register DIY Cartoon Workshop and Multimedia presentation on Sunday 3/16

Please join us for a fun-filled Shabbat of learning with scholar-in-residence Jordan Gorfinkel. Hear from Jordan at these opportunities:

• Shabbat 3/14: People's Pulpit
• Shabbat 3/15 at 12:30: Lunch and Learn Presentation: Sefer Yona and Jewish Destiny

          Lunch and Learn Price: $25 Members and $40 Nonmember

• Shabbat 3/15: Seudah Shlishit
• Sunday 3/16 at 2 PM: DIY Cartoon Workshop and Multimedia presentation on Sunday 3/16

Jordan B. Gorfinkel – Gorf – is a cartoonist, musician, writer, producer and proud husband and father of four children. For nearly a decade, Gorf managed a team of writers, artists and creators on the Batman franchise for DC Comics, producing more than 2000 stories in multiple mediums. Gorf’s creations, such as Batman: No Man’s Land and Birds Of Prey, have resulted in critically acclaimed and commercially successful publications (Birds Of Prey, the most successful female superhero team franchise in history), film (Birds Of Prey, The Dark Knight Rises), television series (FOX, Cartoon Network, the WB and the CW), games, merchandise and more. 

Gorfinkel is also the Creator/Writer/Producer of the Amazon #1 Bestseller Passover Haggadah Graphic Novel, a beautiful and functional full-length narrative art version of the traditional Passover Seder table. Gorfinkel also wrote and produced Esther, the Graphic Novel, which contains the complete unabridged Hebrew text of Megillat Esther. As a cartoonist, Gorf draws JewishCartoon.com, the weekly comic strip featured in newspapers and online.