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Hamentashen is a traditional Purim pastry made to resemble the ears of a man who attempted to genocide the Jewish people. Yes, we eat them anyway, and yes, they are delicious. - Photo by Flickr user Nate Steiner

Purim reminds us to find joy in spite of evil

Tara Lonsdorf March 11, 2020

There's a joke among Jews about how so many of our holidays center around the same narrative: they tried to kill us; they failed; we won; let's eat. Jewish identity often seems to pivot around these...

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