{"id":152796,"date":"2026-03-04T20:01:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T20:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/152796\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T20:01:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T20:01:08","slug":"chabad-of-northeast-queens-observes-purim-with-jungle-inspired-celebration-qns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/152796\/","title":{"rendered":"Chabad of Northeast Queens observes Purim with jungle-inspired celebration \u2013 QNS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PurimCelebration1.jpg\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"PurimCelebration1\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Danny the Jungle Jester brings balloon animals and face-painting to theChabad of Northeast Queens\u2019 Purim celebration at the Adria Hotel and Conference Center, in Bayside, on March 2.<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<\/p>\n<p>The Chabad of Northeast Queens celebrated Purim with a jungle-inspired party at the Adria Hotel and Conference Center in <a href=\"https:\/\/qns.com\/neighborhoods\/bayside\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bayside<\/a>\u00a0on March 2.<\/p>\n<p>Guests showed up to the celebration dressed as jungle animals, bringing family members of all ages to honor the holiday with Megillah readings, raffles, hair braiding, photo booths, prizes, food and a jungle reptile show.<\/p>\n<p>As guests got up close and personal with animals such as snakes, turtles and lizards \u2014 all of which were brought by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypets.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Party Pets of New York<\/a> \u2014 Danny the Jungle Jester painted guests\u2019 faces and created balloon animals resembling a variety of jungle creatures.<\/p>\n<p>The celebration was complete with Hamantaschen, triangular pastries filled with fruit jams and other sweets, which are traditionally eaten during Purim.\n<\/p>\n<p>Purim, a one-day Jewish festival, commemorates the survival of the Jewish people during the Persian Empire after Haman, a minister to King Ahasuerus, cast \u201cpur\u201d \u2014 meaning \u201clots\u201d \u2014 to determine the date to eliminate them from the land.<\/p>\n<p>The celebration represents the Jews\u2019 resilience and survival of oppression, often including gifts of food, charity and festive meals as celebrants dress up in fun costumes symbolizing the \u201chidden\u201d nature of the Purim miracle.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the Chabad of Northeast Queens, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chabadnequeens.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ChabadNEQueens.com<\/a>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-602029\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PurimCelebration2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"  \/>Staff from Party Pets of New York introduced guests of the Purim celebration to reptiles such as snakes, turtles and lizards.Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-602030\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PurimCelebration3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"  \/>Guests of all ages interacted with the reptiles brought to the event, even getting to pet some of them such as the turtles and lizards.Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-602031\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PurimCelebration9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"  \/>A young guest gets up and personal with a snake.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-602032\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PurimCelebration10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"  \/>Danny the Jungle Jester made balloon animals for guests during the party.Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-602033\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PurimCelebration4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"  \/>A young guest gets her hair braided during the Purim celebration.Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-602035\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PurimCelebration5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"  \/>Children do jungle-inspired arts and crafts.Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-602036\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PurimCelebration6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"  \/>Two guests showed up to the party dressed as jungle creatures.Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-602037\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PurimCelebration7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"  \/>A family of giraffes joined in on the fun, celebrating Purim in style.Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-602038\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PurimCelebration8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"  \/>Another family brought a different spin to the party, dressing up as pirates.Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Danny the Jungle Jester brings balloon animals and face-painting to theChabad of Northeast Queens\u2019 Purim celebration at 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