On the first day of the Jewish month of Tishrei, the community greets Rosh Hashanah, the New Year. The ten-day period, culminating with Yom Kippur, the
Chaverim, Grinnell College’s Jewish student association, hosted their first Purim party last Monday, March 6, from 6-9 p.m. in the Harris Center. Purim is a Jewish holiday that celebrates the survival of the Jews in Persia from the evil plot of Haman, an advisor to the Persian king. The holiday began Monday evening and lasted.