My mom’s hamantaschen recipe carries the memories that she is losing
A Jewish educator reflects on the Purim cookie she used to make with her mother, who has been diagnosed with aphasia.
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News Gifting Zelenskyy a grogger and other ways Ukrainian Jews prepare for Purim
The holiday’s narrative, of a beleaguered people standing up to a stronger power, resonates as Ukraine continues to defend itself against Russia
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Film & TV I watched 6 Christian Purim movies so you wouldn’t have to
Esther's story is a very Jewish one, but Christians have made more movies about it
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Culture ‘Keeping up with the Cohens’ — how did Purim baskets get so stressful?
Mishloach manot have become increasingly extravagant and competitive
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Culture Hello, my name is Vashti: Meet a museum founder, a singer, an author and an Olympian
These modern-day Vashtis bear the name of the woman who paved the way for Purim’s Queen Esther
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Culture When is Purim 2023?
If you're still searching for a Purim costume, time is running out
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Fast Forward Celebrate a fabulous — and fabulist — Purim with Brooklyn synagogue’s ‘Night of 1000 Santos’
What better way to celebrate the holiday than honoring George Santos, who claims to be a member of Esther and Mordecai’s tribe?
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Opinion Queen Esther is a Jewish hero, but Queen Vashti is the feminist icon we need right now
This Purim, let’s take a moment to appreciate one of the great reputational rehabilitations in my Jewish lifetime: Queen Vashti. We know how the story goes: King Ahashuerus, partying with his friends and “merry with wine,” called for Queen Vashti to display her beauty. Vashti refused to obey her husband and was never to be…
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