Taanis Esther (Fast of Esther): Thursday, March 17, 2011
- Fast Starts – 6:21 AM
- Shacharis – 6:30 AM
- Mincha – 7:05 PM (Machatzis HaShekel is given before Mincha in shul, see Purim Laws for details)
- Fast Ends – 8:13 PM
Erev Shabbos: Friday, March 18, 2011
- Candlelighting – 7:19 PM
- Mincha – 7:00 PM
Shabbos Tzav/Zachor: Saturday, March 19, 2011
- Shacharis – 8:30 AM (Parshas Zachor is read; men & women should be in shul to hear the leining)
- Chumash class – 5:55 PM
- Mincha – 6:55 PM (No shalosh seudos in shul)
- Shabbos Ends – 8:23 PM (Say “Baruch Hamavdil Bein Kodesh L’Cholâ€)
Motzei Shabbos, Purim Night: Saturday Night, Saturday, March 19, 2011
- Maariv followed by Megillas Esther (with the unbelievably talented Eric Schramm who will play Achashverosh, Haman, Mordechai, Esther, and the rest of the gang as he relives the entire Purim story through his very amusing reading) – 9:00 PM
- Havdallah at home. There is a custom to have a seudas mitzvah at night, in addition to the main Purim feast the following day.
Purim Day: Sunday, March 20, 2011
- Shacharis/Megillas Esther – 8:00 AM
- Yeshivas Mordechai HaTzaddik (Internationally Observed Father & Son Learning on Purim – Treats and Prizes) – 11:15 AM-12:15 PM
- Second Reading of Megillas Esther – TBA
- Mincha – 4:30 PM
- CTCÂ Purim Seudah (Please bring your own bottle(s) of wine)Â – 6:00 PM
- Maariv – 8:15 PM
Remember the four mitzvos of Purim day:
- Matanos L’Evyonim: Charity is sent to at least two different needy people (Money may be given to the rabbi for distribution on Purim)
- Mishloach Manos: Each Jew over the age of bar mitzvah or bat mitzvah must send two different, ready made foods to at least one friend
- Seudas Purim: Toward evening, a festive meal called Seudas Purim is held, often with wine as the prominent beverage
- Megillas Esther: Each Jew over the age of bar mitzvah or bat mitzvah must hear Megillas Esther read at night and during the day