[Past event] SJCC lists wooden gragger workshop and Purim themed carnival
The Schenectady JCC marks Purim with a March 8 family carnival of games, costumes, food and bouncy houses, plus a gragger workshop the week before.
The Jewish World
1
mins read time
Originally published at
The Jewish World
A gragger
Editor’s note: This event has already taken place.
SCHENECTADY– Purim will be noted by the The Schenectady Jewish Community Center (SJCC) with a carnival on Sunday, March 8, from 2-4 p.m. The family carnival at the Center, 2565 Balltown Rd., will feature carnival games, costumes, face painting, bouncy bounces, prizes, food, and raffle tickets.
Additionally, the SJCC will host a free wooden gragger workshop on Sunday, March 1, at 2:30 p.m. and graggers may be used during the megillah reading on the holiday on March 2 and 3. At this family workshop, caregivers will be encouraged to help kids to assemble and decorate the graggers (noisemakers).
Carnival tickets purchased prior to March 6 are $15 for JCC members and $20 for guests or $25 at the door. Information may be obtained by contacting the Center, 518- 377-8803.
Originally published at
The Jewish World
ADVERTISEMENT
[Past event] SJCC lists wooden gragger workshop and Purim themed carnival
The Schenectady JCC marks Purim with a March 8 family carnival of games, costumes, food and bouncy houses, plus a gragger workshop the week before.
The Jewish World
1
mins read time
Originally published at
The Jewish World
A gragger
Editor’s note: This event has already taken place.
SCHENECTADY– Purim will be noted by the The Schenectady Jewish Community Center (SJCC) with a carnival on Sunday, March 8, from 2-4 p.m. The family carnival at the Center, 2565 Balltown Rd., will feature carnival games, costumes, face painting, bouncy bounces, prizes, food, and raffle tickets.
Additionally, the SJCC will host a free wooden gragger workshop on Sunday, March 1, at 2:30 p.m. and graggers may be used during the megillah reading on the holiday on March 2 and 3. At this family workshop, caregivers will be encouraged to help kids to assemble and decorate the graggers (noisemakers).
Carnival tickets purchased prior to March 6 are $15 for JCC members and $20 for guests or $25 at the door. Information may be obtained by contacting the Center, 518- 377-8803.
Originally published at
The Jewish World
ADVERTISEMENT
[Past event] SJCC lists wooden gragger workshop and Purim themed carnival
The Schenectady JCC marks Purim with a March 8 family carnival of games, costumes, food and bouncy houses, plus a gragger workshop the week before.
The Jewish World
1
mins read time
Originally published at
The Jewish World
A gragger
Editor’s note: This event has already taken place.
SCHENECTADY– Purim will be noted by the The Schenectady Jewish Community Center (SJCC) with a carnival on Sunday, March 8, from 2-4 p.m. The family carnival at the Center, 2565 Balltown Rd., will feature carnival games, costumes, face painting, bouncy bounces, prizes, food, and raffle tickets.
Additionally, the SJCC will host a free wooden gragger workshop on Sunday, March 1, at 2:30 p.m. and graggers may be used during the megillah reading on the holiday on March 2 and 3. At this family workshop, caregivers will be encouraged to help kids to assemble and decorate the graggers (noisemakers).
Carnival tickets purchased prior to March 6 are $15 for JCC members and $20 for guests or $25 at the door. Information may be obtained by contacting the Center, 518- 377-8803.
Originally published at
The Jewish World
ADVERTISEMENT
[Past event] SJCC lists wooden gragger workshop and Purim themed carnival
The Schenectady JCC marks Purim with a March 8 family carnival of games, costumes, food and bouncy houses, plus a gragger workshop the week before.
The Jewish World
1
mins read time
Originally published at
The Jewish World
A gragger
Editor’s note: This event has already taken place.
SCHENECTADY– Purim will be noted by the The Schenectady Jewish Community Center (SJCC) with a carnival on Sunday, March 8, from 2-4 p.m. The family carnival at the Center, 2565 Balltown Rd., will feature carnival games, costumes, face painting, bouncy bounces, prizes, food, and raffle tickets.
Additionally, the SJCC will host a free wooden gragger workshop on Sunday, March 1, at 2:30 p.m. and graggers may be used during the megillah reading on the holiday on March 2 and 3. At this family workshop, caregivers will be encouraged to help kids to assemble and decorate the graggers (noisemakers).
Carnival tickets purchased prior to March 6 are $15 for JCC members and $20 for guests or $25 at the door. Information may be obtained by contacting the Center, 518- 377-8803.
Originally published at
The Jewish World
ADVERTISEMENT
Related News
Local
Community News
Lustgarten Foundation walk for pancreatic cancer research slated for Sept. 27
Walkers gather in Delmar Sept. 27 for the Albany Walk for Pancreatic Cancer Research, which funds research into a disease more common among Jews.
The Jewish World
September 24, 2026
Local
Events
Mimica Tzezana Hyman to speak of Jewish survival on a Greek island during World War II
Mimica Tzezana Hyman speaks Sept. 29 at B’nai Sholom in Albany on the survival of Zakynthos’s Jewish community during World War II.
The Jewish World
September 23, 2026
Local
Arts & Entertainment
Capital Region Curated: September 21-27
Alan Koslow’s weekly guide to Capital Region campus events, with the Albany Book Festival at UAlbany, Jay Carlon’s WAKE at EMPAC, Francine Berman on technology that puts people first, and the new play Franny in Troy.
Alan Koslow
September 19, 2026
Local
Community News
Lustgarten Foundation walk for pancreatic cancer research slated for Sept. 27
Walkers gather in Delmar Sept. 27 for the Albany Walk for Pancreatic Cancer Research, which funds research into a disease more common among Jews.
The Jewish World
September 24, 2026
Local
Events
Mimica Tzezana Hyman to speak of Jewish survival on a Greek island during World War II
Mimica Tzezana Hyman speaks Sept. 29 at B’nai Sholom in Albany on the survival of Zakynthos’s Jewish community during World War II.
The Jewish World
September 23, 2026
Local
Arts & Entertainment
Capital Region Curated: September 21-27
Alan Koslow’s weekly guide to Capital Region campus events, with the Albany Book Festival at UAlbany, Jay Carlon’s WAKE at EMPAC, Francine Berman on technology that puts people first, and the new play Franny in Troy.
Alan Koslow
September 19, 2026
Local
Community News
[Past event] Documentary about Hadassah founder Szold to be screened at Beth Shalom on Sept. 23
Saratoga Jewish Community Arts opens its season Sept. 23 with a documentary on Hadassah founder Henrietta Szold, screening at Beth Shalom.
The Jewish World
September 17, 2026
© 2026 The Jewish World · Since 1965 - The Capital Region's gateway to Jewish life
Designed and Developed by Ta-Da Studios
© 2026 The Jewish World · Since 1965 - The Capital Region's gateway to Jewish life
Designed and Developed by Ta-Da Studios
© 2026 The Jewish World · Since 1965 - The Capital Region's gateway to Jewish life
Designed and Developed by Ta-Da Studios
© 2026 The Jewish World · Since 1965 - The Capital Region's gateway to Jewish life
Designed and Developed by Ta-Da Studios