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5 Things Feb. 24: It Takes a Community, Purim in the Wild West and More

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Things You Need to Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Check back later for more, and let us know what you think of the feature in the comments section. 1. Karaoke The Trinity Bar & Restaurant in Norton is hosting Karaoke from Karl Bock at 8 p.m. Sundays. Come down and belt out your favorite tunes! 2. Worship Services will be at St. Mary’s Church 8 and 9:30 a.m., at Unitarian Congregational Church at 9 a.m., Trinitarian Congregational Church at 10 a.m. and Chartley Methodist Church at 10:30 a.m. 3. It Takes a Community Tickets on sale The It Takes a Community basketball game is Friday, March 15th at Norton High School. Game Features Norton Teachers versus Norton Teachers. Half …

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Patch Recipes: Hamantaschen

A cookie with a fruit filling, how can you go wrong?

Purim, which begins next Saturday (Feb. 23) at sundown, is my favorite Jewish holiday. For children, it is a time to wear costumes and enjoy carnivals. For adults, it is a time for heavy drinking. You are actually required to get drunk on this holiday (how drunk is up for debate). It was a very popular holiday on my college campus. While religiously mandated binge drinking can lead to some memorable moments, my greatest memories of Purim come from making the holiday's official food—hamantaschen. These are triangle-shaped cookies with a filling made of fruit, poppy seeds or various other edible items. Here is a hamantaschen recipe from my grandfather Albert Friedman. I am especially proud to share the recipe this week because my grandfather…

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