PURIM 5770 - Reclaiming Public Spaces

Purim in a Pub was a pretty big success..

So, Gila (a fellow Israeli HUC student) and I decided that it would be cool to organize a Megilah Reading in a pub instead of a local synagogue. Some liked it, some were against, but we are all about trying to bring the Torah to the people. And, strangely enough, the people are not necessarily in synagogue.
Yankee's bar in downtown Jerusalem was packed and the everyone was there from Ahmedinajad to "Heather from Birthright Bus 7."

We read the megillah from Perek Aleph through Yud, played some music and drank a lot.

Everyone left (hopefully) wanting more.

So, the next step will be to set up a monthyl Beit Midrash. Maybe the same pub, maybe not, we'll see. Be on the lookout for "שיעור ושתיה" (A lesson and a drink) coming soon - Rosh Hodesh Iyar to a pub near you!