{"id":2162,"date":"2018-02-22T16:16:34","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T22:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kolami-tx.org\/wp\/?p=2162"},"modified":"2018-02-23T16:09:47","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23T22:09:47","slug":"purim-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kolami-tx.org\/wp\/2018\/02\/22\/purim-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Purim Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Purim starts the evening of February 28, 2018. Are you ready? Congregation Kol Ami is. We&#8217;ve been working hard on the Purim baskets, the spiel, and will have the hamantaschen cooking soon. To get you excited for the holiday, Bim Bam put together a video explaining the holiday and reviewing traditions from around the world.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"850\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6mmZDYogjCk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hope to see you on Friday, March 2, 2018 for Shabbat services and the Purim Spiel!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Purim starts the evening of February 28, 2018. Are you ready? Congregation Kol Ami is. 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