משלוח מנות

ByAmi Steinberger February 22, 2010November 4, 2018

If there’s ever a day on the Jewish calendar to show brotherly love, it’s Purim.

One of the expressions of this love is giving gifts of food to one another.

The Hebrew term for this practice is מִשְׁלוֹחַ מָנוֹת (mee-SHLOW-ah mah-NOHT), or literally, delivery of (food) portions.

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