In the News ... "Chabad of Texas, Temple Beth El hosting 'Purim in Hawaii'"

• Event will be held in Cowboys Room, Holiday Inn & Suites-Odessa

By Kirsten Geddes, Multimedia Journalist
• KWES-TV

ODESSA, TEXAS - Chabad of Texas and Temple Beth El of Odessa is hosting "Purim in Hawaii" on Monday, March 9. Doors will open at 7:30 pm and the Megillah reading will take place at 8 pm ...

 • Read the rest of this KWES report ...

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• WTM EDITOR'S NOTE - Purim begins Monday night, March 9 and continues through, Tuesday, March 10, 2020

The festival of Purim commemorates the salvation of the Jewish people in the ancient Persian Empire from Haman’s plot “to destroy, kill and annihilate all the Jews, young and old, infants and women, in a single day.” It is celebrated with Megillah readings, gifts of food, charity, feasting, and merriment ...

 • More about Purim from the Chabad-Lubevitch Center ...