Comments on: Purim Parties Across the Oy Bay Area http://oybay.wordpress.com/2007/03/02/purim-parties-across-the-oy-bay-area/ "My heart is in the east, and I in the uttermost west." -- Yehudah Ha-Levi Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:46:44 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Oyster http://oybay.wordpress.com/2007/03/02/purim-parties-across-the-oy-bay-area/#comment-24195 Oyster Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:44:00 +0000 http://oybay.wordpress.com/2007/03/02/purim-parties-across-the-oy-bay-area/#comment-24195 You're correct that the term "Hamantaschen" is Yiddish for "Haman's pocket", not ears. But there's a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamantash" rel="nofollow">competing explanation</a> that those are supposed to look like Haman's ears (as is the modern Hebrew idiom). You're incorrect in saying Oy Bay is a poor site. In fact, you're a douche. You’re correct that the term “Hamantaschen” is Yiddish for “Haman’s pocket”, not ears. But there’s a competing explanation that those are supposed to look like Haman’s ears (as is the modern Hebrew idiom).

You’re incorrect in saying Oy Bay is a poor site. In fact, you’re a douche.

]]> By: nope http://oybay.wordpress.com/2007/03/02/purim-parties-across-the-oy-bay-area/#comment-24176 nope Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:22:29 +0000 http://oybay.wordpress.com/2007/03/02/purim-parties-across-the-oy-bay-area/#comment-24176 They're not ears. What a poor site. They’re not ears. What a poor site.

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