Jewish and Israeli Holidays
There’s one thing everyone agrees on: There’s nothing like a lemon waffle,” says MK Benny Gantz.
“They are in the heart of the nation and will always remain so.”
The main feast should be on Friday, and it’s advisable to schedule it for morning or early afternoon, or to “connect” it with the Shabbat meal.
Approximately 460,000 hamantashen in the flavors of chocolate, poppy seed and date arrived at army bases across the country.
The Purim party was scheduled to take place some nine miles from the border with Egypt over the weekend.
The event in Jerusalem marked the tenth anniversary of Beit Issie Shapiro’s “Dream Costumes” initiative.
The owner of the nearly 65-year-old bakery told JNS that he sells some 20% more of the triangular pastries during the Purim season.
The National Library of Israel is lending the 400-year-old artifact to the National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah for a new temporary exhibition.
Think savory with nuts, spices and dips, as well as hamantaschen fillings that feature spinach, feta and herbs.
“They capture the natural joy, Zionist values and the sense of community that was being formed during that time,” said Efrat Sinai, head of the archives department at KKL-JNF.
Supplies are limited and expensive, yet needed for the overwhelming use of the staple in holiday dishes.
According to the framework put forward by Trump’s Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff, half of the remaining hostages in Gaza, both living and deceased, would be freed on the first day.
