Just about every Jewish holiday has its own signature dessert: Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, is ushered in with honey cake; Passover is celebrated with macaroons, Hanukkah has chocolate candy ...

Chef-pastry chef Rossella Yona created for the Biscotti chain ahead of the holiday a colorful and character-filled collection of hamantaschen. They are excellent, and the creativity is evident in the ...

These hamantaschen are more fruity and less sweet than most. Due to my Nana Sara’s tendency to add ingredients “until it’s right,” this recipe was obtained by recording everything during a cooking ...

Hamantaschen – traditional Jewish cookies that are served in Purim holiday. hamantaschen cookies are triangular-shaped cookies that supposed to represent Haman's ears. This hamantaschen recipe makes ...

The Jewish holiday of Purim begins Thursday night, and the tri-cornered hamantaschen is its signature dessert. North Jersey bakers are experimenting on the old, poppy-seed filled version and now offer ...

More than 100 students filtered into Harvard Hillel for their annual latke versus hamantasch debate, expecting to hear speeches on the merits of the classic Jewish holiday foods from professors Steven ...

If you’re on the hunt for the best hamantaschen, you’re in for a treat! These delightful, triangular pastries traditionally enjoyed during the Jewish holiday of Purim have found their way into the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Melissa is a writer based in Brooklyn. Purim starts on the evening of Thursday, March 13. And part of the Jewish tradition of ...

Purim means hamantaschen, but which kind is the best? We asked Jerusalemites and Jerusalem Post journalists which ones they liked the most, and why people enjoy poppy seeds. Purim is here, and that ...

Hamantaschen can have different fillings, such as poppy seed, raspberry or apricot jam (Credit: Laurel Kratochvila) The ancient dramatic tale of Purim is celebrated every spring with the buttery, ...

The holiday of Purim celebrated every spring commemorates a foiled attempt to annihilate the Jewish people by the biblical character Haman, a villainous high-ranking official in the court of King ...