Hamantaschen—a Purim Tradition

Gabrielle Carp (CAS’29) (left) and Anoushka Faith (CFA’29) making hamantaschen, a tradition for Purim, at Hillel March 3. The Jewish holiday Purim commemorates how the Jews were saved by Esther, a Jewish woman chosen to be queen. It’s named in her honor because of her courage and her role in saving the Jews. The triangular cookies (filled here with chocolate) symbolize the three-cornered hat of the story of Purim’s villain Haman. Photo by Cydney Scott