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Jewish Holidays Cheat Sheet

1297 About the Hebrew Calendar and the Holidays (Holy Days) 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

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

Dessert, Purim, Purim Food, Recipes

Purim Booklet

Available in on-screen reading friendly (PDF) and printer-friendly, downloadable (PDF) versions. For more booklets,...

Booklets, Purim

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...

Dessert, Purim, Purim Food

Jewish Greetings Cheat Sheet

Ever hear someone use a Jewish greeting 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...

Parenting Purim, Purim

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....

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...

Dessert, Jewish Holidays Food, Kids Food, Purim, Purim Food

This is Why Purim is the Original Interfaith Holiday

By Dana Marlowe This article was reprinted with permission from Kveller.com, a fast-growing, award-winning website...

Parenting, Parenting Other Holidays, Purim

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...

New Parents, Parenting Purim, Parenting Stories, Purim

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...

Parenting, Parenting Other Holidays, 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...

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

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, Young Kids

Hamantaschen with chocolate piping in bowl

Hamantaschen with Nutella, Banana, Applesauce & More

This article is reprinted with permission from Jewcy.com Purim’s coming up, and I don’t know about you, but...

Purim, Purim Food, Recipes

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...

Parenting, Parenting Jewish Holidays, Purim

Purim: Not Just for Kids

A few years ago, I went to my niece’s bat mitzvah and was delighted that they had a Mardi Gras theme....

Purim, Young Kids

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...

Books, Purim, Young Kids

The Purim Story In All Its PG-13 Glory

Drunken revelry, debauchery, sex, intrigue, family secrets, power struggles… Not a blurb for the upcoming...

Pop Culture, Purim

Plate of Hamentaschen and other baked goods

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...

Parenting, Parenting Purim, Parenting Stories, Purim

Purim: Family Fun

Purim is a great holiday for families and kids: there are costumes, excuses to make noise and act silly, and...

Jewish Holidays, Purim

The Whole Megillah Video

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

Purim

Slacker Hamantashen

Our friends at JewishBoston.com have been hard at work. Well, as “hard at work” as “slackers”...

Food, Holiday Video, Purim, Recipes

Purim After All

When we started our daughter at a Conservative Jewish preschool, I knew there would be a learning curve—after...

Purim

Rachel’s Hamantaschen

Republished with permission from PizzaBagelSchmaltz. Shannon I am always asking my fellow foodies and bakers...

Purim, Purim Food, Recipes

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