(for my Jewish friends) is the celebration of PURIM!
Miss Cellania links us to BuzzFeed Food and
32 Crazy Hamantaschen For Purim
They are the official cookies of the Jewish holiday Purim.
Image by David Silverman/Staff / Getty Images
Marked by costume parties and copious drinking (who knew that Jewish folk got crazy?), Purim is a raucous Jewish holiday that 
celebrates a foiled plot to kill all of the Jews in ancient Persia.Go to the link above and see all the delicious Jewish cookies! (NO, not Elizabeth Banks) along with a history of the holiday and many recipes!TWO of the highlights…(well, three —–> )
Try this Reese’s-esque cookie interpretation.
celebrates a foiled plot to kill all of the Jews in ancient Persia.Go to the link above and see all the delicious Jewish cookies! (NO, not Elizabeth Banks) along with a history of the holiday and many recipes!TWO of the highlights…(well, three —–> )Try this Reese’s-esque cookie interpretation.
Gluten-allergic folks can celebrate not only Uncle Mordechai’s heroic rescuing of the Jews, but also this rice and coconut flour variant on the classic shortbread Hamantaschen dough.
Great. Just like Brigid’s food posts, I’m craving some. Hoist on my own petar’. Sigh.
You don’t have to be Jewish to enjoy! L’Chaim!
As a teenager, my best friend’s mom experimented with Judaism for awhile (don’t ask, she was an odd lady). Anyway, during this phase, she took my friend and myself to a Purim celebration. The book of Esther was read aloud in a “Rocky Horror” type of fashion. We had various props and noisemakers, as well as instructions to shout various things and make cat-calls in response to various prompts.
It was tons of fun, and also really drove home to me that for them, they were truly reliving their history, and deeply connected to it. I was really moved by the experience, and will always be glad that I had it.
I guess the additional message to my meanderings is that the odd people in your life also have a role to play….
Posted by Tomi | February 23, 2013, 7:45 amAND, they have cookies!
Posted by guffaw1952 | February 23, 2013, 7:49 amCome to the Chosen side, we have cookies!
LOL!
Posted by Tomi | February 23, 2013, 8:04 am2000 years of history… Continuing to be celebrated, not a bad idea!
Posted by Old NFO | February 23, 2013, 9:17 amYeah! And some razz folks here for celebrating 200+ years of the U.S.A.
Posted by guffaw1952 | February 23, 2013, 3:56 pm