NEW YORK (JTA) — It’s Purim season, time to scarf down the hamantaschen, the holiday’s traditional filled cookie shaped like a triangle to symbolize the hat of the Purim story’s villain, Haman. In ...
Hamantaschen can have different fillings, such as poppy seed, raspberry or apricot jam (Credit: Laurel Kratochvila) The ancient dramatic tale of Purim is celebrated every spring with the buttery, ...
Hamantaschen, Purim’s best-known treat, are the M.I.A. of pastries — many controversies, some political and some trivial, swirl around them. I would prefer to sidestep most of these controversies. Let ...