Elsewhere: Underestimating Purim, wordy Jews, 32 crazy hamantaschen

Published March 12, 2014

The complications of a Jewish state: Ari Shavit and political scientist Shibley Telhami talk about the issue of recognizing Israel as a Jewish state and its implications for the peace process. (NPR)

Stop underestimating Purim: The Book of Esther has important lessons for how to survive as a nation in the diaspora, Rabbi Jordie Gerson writes. (Huffington Post)

Jews in so many words: Simon Schama’s new book “The Story of the Jews” offers an intimate and prolix look at the history of a wordy people, Dwight Garner writes. (N.Y. Times) 

32 hamantaschen recipes that break the mold: From savory pizza hamantaschen to fruity “hamantartlets,” this guide takes the familiar cookie to whole new levels. (Buzzfeed)

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Talia Lavin is JTA’s editorial assistant. She’s an avid reader and an Eastern Europe nerd, and her poetry and nonfiction writing have been published in Tuesday Magazine, the Gamut, The Birch, Tablet, The Starry Night Review and elsewhere. Follow her on twitter at @chick_in_kiev.