Sunday, Mar 3
2:30 – 3:30 pm
HCLS Miller Branch
Families. 60 min. Registration required.

Rabbi Leah Rachel Berkowitz shares her fun Purim story about Queen Vashti’s Comfy Pants. Purim is a Jewish celebration and includes retelling the story with plays and skits, wearing costumes, and eating and drinking – especially Hamentashen, triangular cookies said to represent the hat, ears, or pockets of Haman, the main villain of the story.

This story humorously imagines what it might have been like for a queen to stand up for herself against a string of high-handed demands. In doing so, children learn the value of understanding the worth of their own needs and desires.

Berkowitz is a graduate of Brandeis University, spiritual leader of Congregation Kol Ami in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, and faculty member of the Creative Writing Program at URJ Six Points Creative Arts Academy.

Receive a copy, with advanced registration, while supplies last. Additional titles available for purchase and signing. In partnership with the Jewish Federation of Howard County and PJ Library in Howard County.