8 Hamantaschen Recipes You’ll Want To Bake This Purim
You might be familiar with the traditional Purim cookie, called a hamantaschen; it has a three-sided, buttery...
10 Purim Activities To Try With (or Without) Kids
Out of all the Jewish holidays, Purim is maybe the most likely to bring out a feeling of childlike wonder....
When is Purim 2022? Here’s What You Need to Know.
Purim is a lively Jewish holiday that is full of costumes, pageants and traditional cookies called “hamantaschen.”...
How to Celebrate Purim From Your Living Room
Wondering how to celebrate Purim at home this year? Let’s talk about how this holiday rocks, even if...
What is Purim? Here’s Everything About the Holiday
Purim: A Lively Jewish Holiday
What is Purim all about?
Purim is an occasion to turn things upside down...
Purim Traditions: What You Need to Know (a Cheat Sheet)
Just like every Jewish holiday, Purim is full of its own customs. What are these Purim traditions and why do...
Most Important Jewish Holidays Cheat Sheet
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Hawaii-Inspired Macadamia Nut Hamantaschen with Guava Jam
*All photos by Nicole Morrison
Purim, the most raucous holiday of the Jewish year is coming up. The Biblical...
Black Sesame and Strawberry Hamantaschen for Purim
Every year, about a month before Purim, I make three to four batches of hamantaschen. Then, I post a pretty...
Jewish Greetings Cheat Sheet
Ever hear someone use Jewish greetings and aren’t sure what it means or how to respond? Happy and sad lifecycle...
Hanukkah, Holiday Toolbox, Jewish Holidays, Passover, Purim, Religion, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur
Avoiding “That Look” on Purim
It’s Purim again and I’m afraid to leave the house. During Purim, my neighborhood is like being inside a disco...
Purim: When You Can Throw a Sponge at the Rabbi’s Face
As a Christian dad helping to raise a Jewish family, I’ve always been fascinated by the holiday of Purim....
Double Chocolate Mint Hamantaschen
Purim is one of the most accessible Jewish holidays to celebrate. Like Halloween, a big part of it is dressing...
Cooking with Kids, Dessert, Jewish Holidays Food, Purim, Purim Food
Why Purim is the Original Interfaith Holiday
When I explain Purim to those less familiar with the holiday, I tell them it’s kind of like Jewish Halloween....
Purim and My Mexican American Jewish Newborn
Purim in my neighborhood is an extravaganza. Limousines crowd the streets and rabbles of teenagers run in and...
Purim: The Darker Side of a Festive Holiday
Lela’s daughter enjoying one of her first Purim celebrations
The first time I really celebrated Purim...
Spinach and Feta Hamentaschen (Haman Spanikopita)
Hamentaschen, a popular treat for the holiday of Purim, translates to “Haman’s pockets.” Haman is the villain...
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Raising Strong Girls, Telling the Purim (and Passover) Stories
Before I had daughters, I had a pretty clear idea of how I wanted to raise them. I had been raised with...
Parenting, Parenting Other Holidays, Parenting Stories, Purim
My First Purim As a Catholic
It was my first year out of college and I was roommates with my best friend and secret crush, Oren. We were...
Purim, Revealing the Hidden
One of the themes of Purim has to do with the hidden becoming revealed. Esther hid her identity as a Jew within...
Life Lessons of The Purim Superhero
Have you heard the buzz? There’s a new children’s book out, just in time for Purim!
The Purim Superhero...
Purim is not a Jewish Halloween
I am sure there must be several blog posts with that title. When people ask about Purim, it’s a simple...
The Whole Megillah: A Video
February 21, 2012
Many of us have heard the phrase “the whole megillah,” but… what’s...
Slacker Hamantashen
Our friends at JewishBoston.com have been hard at work. Well, as “hard at work” as “slackers”...
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