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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 475

hamentaschen

Web designer Shir Uziel created 'Tastes Like Home' website for Purim 2024, with profiles of each hostage (Courtesy)
March 19, 2024, 4:11 pm
For Purim, hostage families share loved ones’ favorite cookie recipes
Creator of Tastes Like Home website says initiative ‘an opportunity to really get to know each hostage a little bit better’
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative photo of hamantaschen. (Beryl Shereshewsky/ via JTA)
March 15, 2022, 3:35 pm
14 NYC bakeries offering delectable hamentaschen this Purim
‘Tis the season for traditional triangular treats — and the Big Apple boasts some of the finest around
By Rachel Ringler
A snapshot of an 18th century Esther megillah, illustrated by a 14-year-old female scribe in Italy, on exhibit at the Israel Museum for Purim 2022 (Courtesy Israel Museum)
March 15, 2022, 5:41 am
How to make Purim meaningful as war rages in Ukraine
The Book of Esther, the traditional 3-cornered pastries, and other ways to observe a holiday that celebrates the triumph of good over evil
By Jessica Steinberg
Jamie Wei sells hamantaschen with the colors of the Ukrainian flag. (chopsticksmeetfork/Instagram via JTA)
March 8, 2022, 7:28 pm
Jewish bakers support Ukraine through their love of hamantaschen
Bakeries from Warsaw to Portland sign up for ‘Hamantaschen For Ukraine’ initiative; one notes that ‘Purim is a holiday about survival and fight’
By Joe Baur
Deb Perelman demonstrates a recipe at an event in New York City, January 25, 2018. (Donald Bowers/Getty Images for Ford Motor Company/ via JTA)
February 25, 2021, 4:18 pm
Why Smitten Kitchen’s Deb Perelman is still struggling with her hamantaschen
Well before the Purim treats made headlines when an article by a non-Jewish writer disparaging them recently resurfaced, Perelman has wondered how sacrilegious an update would be
By Shira Hanau
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during a House Subcommittee hearing on the Coronavirus crisis, July 31, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP)
December 19, 2020, 1:52 am
Dr. Fauci prefers latkes to hamantaschen
Leading US infectious disease expert says he likes his dish with apple sauce or sour cream
By Gabe Friedman
Dulce de leche hamantaschen. (Leanne Shor/ JTA)
March 9, 2020, 10:40 am
Dulce de leche hamantaschen are the new black
Said to be an Arab import to Spain in the 14th and 15th centuries, caramel-filled alfajores are hugely popular in Israel today, and a fitting variation on a traditional Purim treat
By Leanne Shor
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, as he delivers the keynote address at Facebook's F8 Developer Conference at McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California, on April 17, 2017. (Justin Sullivan/AFP)
March 4, 2018, 9:12 pm
Zuckerberg posts photo of himself and wife baking hamantashen
Facebook founder writes that he is ‘celebrating Purim’ with pastry symbolizing victory over Haman and his ‘three-cornered hat’
By JTA
Ivanka Trump and children bake for Purim, March 9, 2017 (Twitter)
March 11, 2017, 5:10 pm
For Purim, Ivanka bakes hamantaschen with her kids
Daughter of US president and her family celebrate Jewish festival with traditional cookies
By ToI Staff
A pastry chef at Roladin serving a customer in Tel Aviv, March 7, 2017. (Andrew Tobin/via JTA)
March 10, 2017, 3:04 pm
Israeli chefs take hamantaschen to a whole new level
From sweet potato and feta to marzipan, the three-cornered holiday treats are getting a gourmet update this year
By Andrew Tobin
Compost Cookie Hamantaschen (Shannon Sarna/via JTA)
March 10, 2017, 5:15 am
Top these ‘compost cookie’ hamantaschen with everything but the kitchen sink
What makes these holiday cookies unique is the array of crushed-up savories in the dough — including coffee grounds
By Shannon Sarna
Triple chocolate hamantaschen would make a wonderful treat in coffee-themed Purim baskets, or mishloach manot. (Shannon Sarna/JTA)
March 1, 2015, 2:41 pm
Try chocolate dough for a Purim change of pace
A step-by-step approach to making most impressive hamantaschen that will occupy your kids and wow your friends
By Shannon Sarna
An assortment of festive hamentaschen. (Shannon Sarna/JTA)
March 1, 2015, 2:41 pm
A triangle of flavors from ancient Persia
Rosewater, white chocolate and pistachio hamantaschen will transport you to the days of Mordechai and Esther
By Shannon Sarna
No-bake Rice Krispie Treat Hamantaschen (Rebecca Pliner/JTA)
March 1, 2015, 7:54 am
No-bake treats to make with the kinder for Purim
Are you as excited as we are by the thought of chocolate-covered Rice Krispie hamentashen treats on a stick?
By Rebecca Pliner
Children of migrant workers wear costumes in celebration of the Jewish holiday of Purim at the Rogozin School in Tel Aviv, March 2012. (photo credit: Dima Vazinovich/Flash90)
March 16, 2014, 4:19 pm
White House: Purim proves ‘justice will triumph over evil’
Obama statement, which includes recipe for hamentaschen, emphasizes importance of speaking out against injustice
By JTA and ToI Staff
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