You might not have heard of hamantaschen (pronounced hah-mentash-in) or Purim, the Jewish holiday these shaped filled cookies represent, but this tasty treat might just become your favorite ...

If you’ve never tried a hamantaschen, Wednesday could be the day to change that. The triangle-shaped cookies filled with jam or chocolate are a staple during Purim, a Jewish holiday celebrated every ...

From Purim baskets to hamentaschen, here's where these customs came from From Purim baskets to hamentaschen, here's where these customs came from This week, Jewish people around the world are ...

Purim just wouldn’t be the same without its sweet, triangular-shaped, jelly-filled pastry. The Jewish holiday of Purim celebrates the defeat of Haman, the vizier of the Persian Empire, who plotted to ...

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 ...

I’ve always thought it amazing that the most famous symbol of a distinctly Persian Jewish holiday, Purim, is a cookie invented by German Ashkenazim. I’m referring to hamantaschen, those ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – We’re celebrating the Jewish festival of Purim! Here to tell us how you can join the fun are Sonia Wilk and Seth Stutman from the Springfield JCC. Get ready as we take you in ...

CHICAGO -- Every Jewish holiday has its own food rules - what to eat and what to avoid eating - as a symbol for the lessons being taught. On Purim, the most joyful holiday on the Jewish calendar, Jews ...

The colossal hamantasch, baked by Brooklyn’s Strauss Bakery, was created to raise funds for an anti-hunger campaign from Masbia Soup Kitchen Network. (New York Jewish Week) — A giant, 50-pound ...

"Purim is one of my favorites holidays and making Hamantash with my girls is definitely one of my favorite things about it ️," says Gal Gadot Gal Gadot is celebrating Purim with her little ones in the ...