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    My Hamantaschen Challenge

    When my mother-in-law died, the job of making cookies for Purim fell to me

    byDaphne Keller
  • Joey Chestnut (L) is defeated by Matt Stonie at Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest in Coney Island, New York, July 4, 2015.
    Joey Chestnut (L) is defeated by Matt Stonie at Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest in Coney Island, New York, July 4, 2015.
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    In an Eating Contest, Which Jewish Food Would Be Hardest to Down?

    Inspired by Coney Island’s annual July 4th hot dog-eating contest, we asked kosher culinary experts—and some comedians—this very question

    byAlan Zeitlin
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    A Purim Treat That’s Fit for a Queen

    Move over, hamantaschen. Queen Esther’s toast is going to turn everything you thought you knew about Purim upside down.

    byJoan Nathan
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    Savory Hamantaschen Recipes to Spice up Purim

    An excerpt from Leah Koenig’s new cookbook, Modern Jewish Cooking

    byLeah Koenig
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    The White House’s Hamantaschen Recipes

    Purim may be over, but there’s always time for presidential pastry selections

    byLily Wilf
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    Life Lessons at a Hamantaschen Eating Contest

    The quest for Purim glory

    byAdam Chandler
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    Judaism’s Epic Food Fight

    Each Purim, star academics like Milton Friedman and Alan Dershowitz debate: latkes or hamantaschen?

    byYair Rosenberg
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    How To Make the Ultimate Hamantaschen for Purim

    Bake the perfect batch of triangular cookies for the holiday—with homemade fruit filling

    byJoan Nathan
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    Top Hamantaschen

    After a painstaking survey, Tablet Magazine awards title for nation’s tastiest triangular treat

    byTablet Magazine
  • Yemenite carnival queen representing Queen Esther, Purim carnival in Tel Aviv, 1934.
    Yemenite carnival queen representing Queen Esther, Purim carnival in Tel Aviv, 1934.
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    Purim FAQ

    Everything you ever wanted to know about the story of Esther

    byThe Editors
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    The Annotated Child: Halloween Hangover

    The costumes are back in storage, but not for long!

    byMarjorie Ingall
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