Recipes for the iconic Purim cookie from legendary Jewish baker George Greenstein and popular food blogger Amy Kritzer.

Similar to matza balls, gondi are spheres made with ground chicken bound with egg and chickpea flour, seasoned with turmeric, cumin and coriander.

Hadassah President Ellen Hershkin shares a Purim message with readers, connecting Queen Esther and the holiday with modern times—and modern women.

Purim was never one of my favorite holidays—until I became a feminist. And now, as the new executive editor of this magazine, I am again reexamining the holiday.

French delicacies like éclairs and macarons are sharing bakery-case real estate with sponge strudels. Argentinian cookies are popping up in bakeries. Artisan bread is on the rise.

Purim’s tale of good versus evil—and a heroic queen—teaches about politics and human initiative in a world in which miracles have ended.

Purim is a topsy-turvy holiday. By encouraging us to invert the norms of communal behavior, Purim teaches us the boundaries of those norms. Take the

Many of the "modern" adjustments in author Leah Koenig's new cookbook are subtle, but the results to classics like roasted chicken, schav and gefilte fish are revelatory.