From the thousands of people at the circus on the eve of Purim, the hundreds of kindergarten and school children at the programs in the day and the large crowd at the Royal Purim Seuda in the shul towards the end of the day- Purim in Kharkov this year was a non stop day full of programs, megilla readings, mishloach manos and lots of fun!
At the entrance of the circus hundreds of men and boys put on tefillin, women and girls received Shabbos candles and everyone received Mishloach Manos.
The circus program was spectacular with fountains and acrobats, animals and performers!
The Or Avner Chabad school and kindergarten started the program with song and dance and a moving performance with the director of the school Grigory Shochet on the violin.
Rabbi Moshe Moskovitz spoke about the importance of gathering the Jews together in unity as in the times of Mordechai… The government officials were impressed that the Jewish community in Kharkov is so alive and vibrant and keeping its traditions.
Rabbi Levi Raices together with the Cheder and Yeshiva Ketana, surprised the crowd with Mexican dancing as the megilla was read.
The Purim spirit continued throughout the whole day with special programs in the kindergarten, school, Machon and Yeshiva and in Chesed for the elderly. The megilla was read and mishloach manos given to Jewish inmates.
At the Royal Purim seudah in the shul, a young student from the Stars program who had recently had a bris, got a Jewish name Ephraim.
The non stop Purim spirit in Kharkov this year will hopefully last throughout the whole year round!
The party looks awesome! Keep it up!
Afreilichen purim!!!!
SO BEAUTIFUL!!! HAPPY PURIM FROM CROWN HEIGHTS!!!
Beautiful!
Molodtzi! 🙂
YYL, I assume you were there together with me
I was there as a Bocher helping in camp almost 30 years ago! keep up the good work!
wow amazing the main thing is you all had a blast and that is importation Kharkov keep up the good work