DATA of Plano

Shabbaton this Shabbos! Services 9:00A.M Chilcare 10:30A.M.

Shabbos morning following services there will be a communal lunch. Please join! RSVP so that we can know how many chulents to make! Suggested donation $18 per family.

Thank you to Joey and Tzippora Benami for sponsoring this Shabbaton lunch in memory of Cookie Benami OBM Mother of Joey.

Saturday evening after Shabbat at 7:30 P.M. there will be a masquerade for adults and children. Come in costume! During the Megilla reading there will be a special program for children.

Megilla reading 8:00 P.M. Morning services -Shachris 8:00A.M. Megilla daytime reading 8:40A.M.

 Sunday morning at 9:30 there will be  hamantash baking (and eating), arts and crafts project and fun for adults and children! Bring a Shalach Manot gift (gift of prepared,Kosher store bought food items ) to be entered into a grab bag game for shalach manot!

Following this fun, as a community we will go to The Legacy to give out Shalach Manot and sing for the residents there.Please come with your children. Please see below for Mitzvos and schedule of Purim.

The Mitzvos of Purim
·      Matchatzis Hashekel – It is customary to give three half silver dollars to Tzedaka in remembrance of the census that was taken yearly. The head of the household gives for himself and all male members of his family.
·      Parshas Zachor – The Shabbos before Purim, we are required to hear the reading of remembering what the Amalekites did to us when we left Egypt.
·      Megillah – The entire Megillah (every word) must be heard from beginning to end. The mitzvah is fulfilled at night and again on the morning of Purim.
·      Mishloach Manos – Gifts of food are given on the day of Purim. One must give at least one gift consisting of two types of ready to eat food to another adult Jew.
·      Matanos Laevyonim – Money is given to two different needy Jews on Purim Day itself. Rabbi Zakon and Rabbi Yogi are  arranging the distribution of these gifts. Please feel free to give them  your Matanos Laevyonim so that they can distribute them on Purim. The money will be distributed amongst poor people locally and in Israel.
·      Seudas Purim – We are required to have a festive meal on Purim Day. At this meal, one should drink at least a little wine.

Purim Schedule

ThursdayFast of Esther

February 25 Begins 5:48 am

Shacharis- Morning Service 6:45 A.M.

Fast Ends7:06 pm
ShabbosParshas Zachor

February 27 Special Torah Reading 10:30A.M.

Shabbos ends7:08 pm

Maariv/Megillah 8:00P.M.
SundayPurim Day-February 28

Shacharis-Morning Service 8:00 am

 Megillah8:40 am