Yahoo Lifestyle10 Purim Gift Basket Ideas to Send Friends and Family This Year
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10 Purim Gift Basket Ideas to Send Friends and Family This Year
Purim is one of the most fun, lively, and joyful Jewish holidays on the annual calendar. The springtime holiday is celebrated like one big party — complete with carnivals, singing, dancing, parades, costumes, and abundant eating and drinking.
Giving Purim gifts to friends and family is another fun part of the tradition — and doing so is considered a mitzvah (commandment). A traditional gift for Purim is mishloach manot, which refers to the Jewish custom of sending gifts of food to friends and family on the holiday.
The custom has roots in biblical commandments. Esther 9:19 says: "Therefore, the Jews of villages, who live in unwalled towns, make the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of joy, feasting, and celebration, and of sending portions to one another." This custom is also known as shalach manos and is an expression of the joy and unity of Purim.
What is an appropriate gift for Purim?
Purim gifts typically include food, drinks, and other holiday-appropriate goodies. A basket of Purim gifts might include baked goods like hamantaschen (traditional three-sided cookies with filling), kosher chocolates or candies, wine gifts, and other treats.
What do you put in a Purim gift basket?
In addition to food and drinks, non-food gifts to include in Purim gift baskets can include Purim costumes, games, or decorations — and of course a personal note with your happy holiday wishes.
Some people also give charitable donations or gifts to people in need as part of their Purim giving traditions.
Butterflake Bakery/Bonnie & Pop - 2/11
1) Assorted Hamantaschen
Oneg Bakery
goldbelly.com
$54.95
The traditional Hungarian Jewish bakery Oneg Bakery ships these drool-worthy hamantaschen straight from Brooklyn. Each box contains two pounds of cookies: one filled with apricot and one with raspberry (approximately 20 cookies in all).
Goldbelly - 3/11
2) Purim Gift Box
Harry & David
harryanddavid.com
$79.99
This kosher gift box is overflowing with abundant Purim goodies. It includes milk chocolate quinoa crisps, almond cinnamon toffee, chocolate raspberry hamentaschen, dried fruit mix, apricot rugelach, pretzels, a chocolate fruit basket treat, and a bottle of sparkling grape bubbly.
Harry & David - 4/11
3) Kosher Chocolate Gift
Fames Chocolate
amazon.com
$45.99
From the nearly 60-year-old Brooklyn shop Fames, this impressive kosher chocolate box comes with almond patties, vanilla hazelnut truffles, chewy chocolate caramels, nutty chews, raspberry sticks, and tropical mango fruit — all equally tasty and beautiful.
Fames Chocolate Store - 5/11
4) Divine 70% Dark Chocolate Bars
Divine
amazon.com
$40.99
This fair-trade chocolate company owned by farmers produces ethical confections that are kosher certified and contain only natural flavors and ingredients — no GMOs. Grab this 12-pack of bars for the serious dark chocolate lover, or to break up into multiple baskets.
Divine Chocolate - 6/11
5) Dried Fruit & Mixed Nuts Tower
Nut Cravings
amazon.com
$49.95
This tower contains a variety of 12 different kosher treats in six stacked boxes for an impressive presentation. The wide selection of dried fruits and nuts includes almonds, walnuts, cashews, pistachios, honey-glazed pecans, honey-glazed peanuts, Brazil nuts, dried cranberries, dried kiwis, dried papaya, dried pears, and dried peaches.
Nut Cravings - 7/11
6) Nut Assortment Tray
Nuts.com
nuts.com
$39.99
This gift box is packed with more than two pounds of assorted nuts for a robust gift. Inside are salted pistachios in the shell, salted almonds, dried apricots, dark chocolate espresso beans, chocolate almonds, and gummy raspberries.
Nuts.com - 8/11
7) Dried Fruit Gift Basket
BONNIE AND POP
amazon.com
$37.99
This colorful gift comes with an array including mango slices, Mediterranean apricots, California yellow peaches, pears, Washington apple wedges, California dates, kiwi, plums, and prunes. But the coolest part is the foldable wooden tray can also be used as a trivet, cutting board, or as a fruit bowl — genius!
Bonnie and Pop - 9/11
8) Chocolate-Covered Hamantaschen
Butterflake Bakery
goldbelly.com
$64.95
One of the oldest bakeries in the area, New Jersey-based Butterflake Bakery makes these positively drool-inspiring chocolate-covered hamantaschen with chocolate sprinkles. Each gift tin includes 14 to 16 treats.
Butterflake Bakery - 10/11
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10) Animal Masks (20 Pack)
SSGP
amazon.com
$15.95
Making a batch of Purim baskets for kids? This set comes with 20 animal masks — just right for tucking a few into each basket as instant Purim costumes.
SSGP
