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jillbcooks 3/10/2009 9:37:00 AM
Last month I wrote about my plans for baking mishloach manot to give to friends as Purim treats. I love giving food as gifts, and I love Purim because giving food is essential to the holiday.
A traditional Purim food is a pastry called hamantaschen, which means “Haman’s pockets.” These triangular filled pastries are reminders of Esther’s victory over villainous Haman, the biblical story of her forced marriage and bravery in protecting her fellow Jews. To celebrate the joy of Esther’s triumph, Purim is a day of feasting, and just ...
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jillbcooks 2/10/2009 6:47:00 AM
If you read my blog, you know that I love planning and preparing for holidays, especially holidays that are about special treats.
One of my favorite holidays is Purim, a serious and silly festival that honors the brave and beautiful Esther for protecting the Jewish people from evil Haman’s hope to destroy them. On Purim, it is a good deed to hear the Megillah, or Book of Esther, read aloud. The Megillah tells how King Achashverosh gathered all the young women of Persia so he could select a wife, and how he chose Esther, a young Jewish woman. As the new Queen of Persia, Esther hid her religious beliefs, fearing for her own safety. After a s...
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