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Purim has been summed up in this way: They tried to kill us, we won, so let’s eat! Of course, the actual story is a bit more complex than that, but the simple fact is that for Jews who love to cook ...

One of the most important customs of Purim, the Jewish holiday that begins at sundown Thursday and lasts through sundown Friday, is the giving of food. The practice, called mishloach manot in Hebrew, ...

Wedged between the drama of life and death, Purim is also a love story. It’s the saga of how a young woman met her husband, a man who initially seemed coarse and hard-boiled, but in the end arguably ...

This recipe is not just about coming up with a hamentaschen that is actually, you know, good. It’s about my nostalgia for the lemon hand pies I used to buy at the supermarket as a kid. They were junky ...

Around 400 BC, the Jewish people were facing destruction in ancient Shushan – until a queen named Esther intervened on their behalf. Now, more than 2,400 years later a celebration is still held in her ...

Purim, the Jewish holiday based on the Book of Esther, starts today at sundown. The Purim celebration recounts the story of Queen Esther and how she saved the Jewish people from annihilation. The ...

SAN FRANCISCO , CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 28: Micah Siva, originally from Canada but now living in San Francisco, makes triangular, filled cookies called hamantaschen and dumplings called kreplach at her ...

According to food writer and cookbook author Phyllis Glazer, “One of the most important and beautiful customs of Purim is giving the gift of food — mishloach manot (shalach manos in Yiddish).” We’ve ...