Sunday, March 1, 2009

The Origin of Hamentashen

Adena Kleiner writes: The popular Hamantaschen or Oznei Haman that we all eat on Purim are supposed to symbolize Haman's ears, yet I wonder, what do Haman's ears have to do with Purim? This minhag seems to be so random. Is there a deeper meaning to hamantaschen?

This is an article about the origin of hamentashen that you might find interesting: http://seforim.blogspot.com/2007/02/eliezer-brodt-origins-of-hamentashen-in.html

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