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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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