Purim
With Purim rapidly approaching, I’ve been thinking a lot about the tradition of Shalach Manot — gifts of the hands. First I was thinking I’d send one of my fabulous readers a shalach manot package. Then I thought about encouraging everyone to adopt a soldier and send a shalach manot to someone serving in the [...]
I’m kind of crushed. Every year I make homemade hammentashen for Purim, but I’m just too busy this year to do it. It’s actually become a tradition that my sister and I get together and make dozens of yummy poppy seed filled goodness. I guess I’ll have to make do with some store bought ones [...]
Ask most Jews of almost any flavor what their favorite holiday is, and Purim will rank in the top 5! It’s fun. As a kid you get to dress up and yell, shout, and be rowdy in synogogue! What kid doesn’t like that. There is a much darker side to Purim that we all seem [...]
