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8 Hamantaschen Recipes You’ll Want To Bake This Purim

By Sophie Mortman

You might be familiar with the traditional Purim cookie, called a hamantaschen; it has a three-sided, buttery...

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10 Purim Activities To Try With (or Without) Kids

By Sophie Mortman

Out of all the Jewish holidays, Purim is maybe the most likely to bring out a feeling of childlike wonder....

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When is Purim 2023? Here’s What You Need to Know.

By 18Doors

Purim is a lively Jewish holiday that is full of costumes, pageants and traditional cookies called “hamantaschen.”...

Jewish Holidays, Purim

How To Celebrate Purim From Your Living Room

By Miriam Steinberg-Egeth

Wondering how to celebrate Purim at home? Let’s talk about how this holiday rocks, even if we’re...

Holiday How To, Purim

What is Purim? Here’s Everything About the Holiday

By 18Doors

Purim: A Lively Jewish Holiday What is Purim all about? Purim is an occasion to turn things upside down...

Booklets, Jewish Holidays, Purim

Purim Traditions: What You Need To Know (a Cheat Sheet)

By 18Doors

Just like every Jewish holiday, Purim is full of its own customs. What are these Purim traditions and why do...

Holiday How To, Purim

Most Important Jewish Holidays Cheat Sheet

By 18Doors

About the Hebrew Calendar and the Holidays we Celebrate Why are Jewish holidays always changing dates? Jewish...

Hanukkah, Holiday How To, Jewish Holidays, Jewish Holidays Toolbox, Passover, Purim, Religion, Rosh Hashanah, Simchat Torah, Tu Bishvat, Yom Kippur

Hawaii-Inspired Macadamia Nut Hamantaschen with Guava Jam

By Kristin Eriko Posner

*All photos by Nicole Morrison Purim, the most raucous holiday of the Jewish year is coming up. The Biblical...

Dessert, Purim, Purim Food, Recipes

Black Sesame and Strawberry Hamantaschen for Purim

By Kristin Eriko Posner

Every year, about a month before Purim, I make three to four batches of hamantaschen. Then, I post a pretty...

Dessert, Purim, Purim Food

Jewish Greetings Cheat Sheet

By 18Doors

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

By Anna Keller

It’s Purim again and I’m afraid to leave the house. During Purim, my neighborhood is like being inside a disco...

Parenting Purim, Purim

Purim: When You Can Throw a Sponge at the Rabbi’s Face

By Jim Keen

As a Christian dad helping to raise a Jewish family, I’ve always been fascinated by the holiday of Purim....

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Double Chocolate Mint Hamantaschen

By Whitney Fisch

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

By Dana Marlowe

When I explain Purim to those less familiar with the holiday, I tell them it’s kind of like Jewish Halloween....

Parenting, Parenting Other Holidays, Purim

Purim and My Mexican American Jewish Newborn

By Anna Keller

Purim in my neighborhood is an extravaganza. Limousines crowd the streets and rabbles of teenagers run in and...

New Parents, Parenting Purim, Parenting Stories, Purim

Purim: The Darker Side of a Festive Holiday

By Lela Casey

Lela’s daughter enjoying one of her first Purim celebrations The first time I really celebrated Purim...

Parenting, Parenting Other Holidays, Purim

Spinach and Feta Hamentaschen (Haman Spanikopita)

By Leah Klein

Hamentaschen, a popular treat for the holiday of Purim, translates to “Haman’s pockets.” Haman is the villain...

Jewish Holidays Food, Purim, Purim Food, Recipes, Side Dish, Vegetarian

Raising Strong Girls, Telling the Purim (and Passover) Stories

By Jessie Boatright

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

By Anthony Johnson

It was my first year out of college and I was roommates with my best friend and secret crush, Oren. We were...

Dating, LGBTQ, Purim, Relationships

Purim, Revealing the Hidden

By Chana-Esther Dayan

One of the themes of Purim has to do with the hidden becoming revealed. Esther hid her identity as a Jew...

Parenting, Parenting Jewish Holidays, Purim

Life Lessons of The Purim Superhero

By Stephanie Carey Maron

Have you heard the buzz? There’s a new children’s book out, just in time for Purim! The Purim Superhero...

Books, Purim

Plate of Hamentaschen and other baked goods

Purim is not a Jewish Halloween

By Chana-Esther Dayan

I am sure there must be several blog posts with that title. When people ask about Purim, it’s a simple...

Parenting Purim, Purim

The Whole Megillah: A Video

By 18Doors

February 21, 2012 Many of us have heard the phrase “the whole megillah,” but… what’s...

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