Most of Max Goldberg's classmates didn't know much about Purim. So his parents spent a morning at the Upper West Side's Columbus Preschool, introducing the children to the finer points of hamantaschen making and leading the teachers through a pared-down Purim spiel. Photos courtesy of Two Cats Productions.
Andrew Goldberg, Max's father, wrote the spiel.
And the teachers jumped right in.
Then the students practiced folding techniques on paper plates.
Children had their choice of fillings: chocolate chips and raspberry or apricot jam.
Teachers tried their hand as well.
Seventeen kids, two parents and four teachers make for a lot of cookies.
But there are never too many.
Students took the enterprise seriously.
And worked carefully.
The effort was worth it.
Max's father told the students that because the cookies represent Haman's hat, they were "in a sense, sort of eating the bad guy." "They got a kick out of that," he said.
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