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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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Among the most joyful holiday on the Jewish calendar, Purim celebrates the Jewish people’s survival of a near massacre. It’s a day of merriment, joy and feasting. Purim food traditions vary around the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Move over, poppy seeds. San Francisco blogger and recipe developer Micah Siva is determined to make hamantaschen fun again, starting with this simple s’mores take on traditional Purim cookies. The ...