Purim

Purim at United Hebrew 2026

Mishloach Manot | Purim Bags

Order Purim gift bags today!
Prices start at $18 for 5 gift bags or send to all of UH for $360

Go to www.purimproject.com 

Check your email for your username and password. Make your selections and pay online by the deadline of Monday, February 16.

Giving gifts of food is a mitzvot of Purim, and with the UH Purim project, it’s easy to fulfill the Mitzvah of Mishloach Manot. Choose the recipients, write a message, and we take care of packing and delivering the gift bags in time for Purim (which begins on the evening of March 2.)  You can send these gifts to your UH friends & relatives, the clergy, UH board, your child’s class and teachers, or to the whole congregation! You also have the option to “turn on reciprocity” for $36 and automatically send a bag to anyone who sends one to you!

Each family will receive one bag with a message from everyone who is sending them Purim wishes. Additional bags may be purchased.

The ordering options are:

Send to members of the UH Community:

• First recipients (choose up to 5 recipients for one flat price): $18
• Every recipient thereafter: $5 each
• Send to the SSEECC community: $118
• Send to the entire UH community: $360
• Send to anyone who sends one to you: $36
• More special group options are available!

Purchase additional Purim Bags to give your children, or for relatives, friends, and neighbors who are not directly affiliated with United Hebrew:

• Have UH pack a bag for you to give: $8 each

If you need help ordering, please call the UH office at 314-469-0700 for assistance.

Hamantaschen Bake | Thursday, February 26

6:30–8:30 p.m. | Messing Auditorium
Join us for an evening of hamantaschen baking, fun, and community.  Learn how to make your own dough, fold the cookies into triangles and make specialty hamantaschen.  All ages welcome. Class will be led by UH’s own Jenny Stempel.

$15 per person. Register here.

Purim Carnival & Shpiel | Sunday, March 1

10:45 a.m. – J-Pop Haman Fighters! | Millstone Sanctuary
Hamans (BOO!!) have always haunted our Jewish world, oppressing us and feeding off our fear, until Fighters arose to defend us. Jews born with voices that could drive back the darkness, singing songs of courage and hope. But Fighters are more than warriors. Our music ignites the soul and brings people together. With this connection, the first Fighters established a shield to protect our world, the Magen. In every generation, new Fighters are chosen to fulfill our ultimate duty, a barrier of faith so strong it is impenetrable, that will keep Hamans (BOO!!) from our world forever, the Golden Magen. Come and listen to the Megillah and hear the story of ESTR/X, a Fighter who defeated Haman (BOO!!) in Shushan, Persia.

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Purim Carnival
Join us for our 2026 Purim Carnival at United Hebrew! We will have some new and exciting games. A carnival you won’t want to miss! Costumes are encouraged for all ages!

Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 at the door (adults do not need tickets)
Meal Tickets are $7 each

OR become a Purim Carnival Sponsor

Hamantaschen Sponsorship – $72
Game recognition, 1 wristband entry and $10 food cash

Shushan Sponsorship – $180
Game recognition, 2 wristband entries and $15 food cash

Esther Sponsorship – $360
Game recognition, 4 wristband entries and $25 food cash

Raffle Tickets

$5.00 each or
4 tickets $10.00
10 tickets $20.00

Register or Become a Sponsor

Purim Social Pop-up Bar | Monday, March 2 

7–8 p.m. | Messing Auditorium

Celebrate Esther and Mordechai and step into a Purim state of mind at our Shushan Social! Join us for an evening of joy, laughter, and Purim mischief as we channel courage, resilience, and the triumph of good over evil—J-Pop Haman Hunters–style. Enjoy a light Purim nosh and some creative J-Pop Haman Hunters cocktails. Costumes are encouraged (idols, heroes, villains, and secret identities welcome) as we celebrate together.

Love to bake? Think you make the best hamantaschen in town? Put your skills to the test in our Hamantaschen Bake-Off! Whether your filling is classic, creative, or daringly unexpected, we want to taste it.  All levels of baking expertise welcome! To enter and receive full details, contact Sari Levy at slevy@unitedhebrew.org.

Come for the cocktails, stay for the community, and help us hunt down Haman—one hamantasch at a time!

Register

Megillah Reading | Monday, March 2

8–9 p.m. | Millstone Sanctuary

Join us for our annual reading of the megillah as we usher in the celebration of Purim with UH clergy and congregants telling the story of Esther and the Jewish people.

Bring a large shakable food item such as rice or pasta to be used as a grogger during our reading of the megillah and then donated.

Volunteers Needed!

Help spread Purim joy by volunteering for our Purim Carnival and/or packing and delivering Purim Bags, Mishloach Manot, to our members.

Volunteer for the Purim Bags

Volunteer for the Purim Carnival

Donate Items for Purim Raffle

Donate for the Cake Walk

For more on the history and traditions of Purim, click here