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Chanukah
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December 17, 2020
Is Chanukah Really Eight Days?
Tonight is the eighth night of Chanukah, known as “Zot Chanukah,” a…
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December 16, 2020
Chanukah and Divine Order
Chanukah always overlaps with at least one Shabbat (if not two), and since…
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December 14, 2020
A Chanukah Heroine
Who is Yehudit (Judith), the daughter of Yochanan the High Priest, who…
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December 10, 2020
Special For Chanukah: The Chanukah Blessings
On the first night of Chanukah, one candle/light is placed on the far right…
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December 30, 2019
Is Chanukah Really Eight Days?
Today is the eighth day of Chanukah, known as “Zot Chanukah,” a reference…
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December 27, 2019
Spin the Dreidel
I have a little dreidelI made it out of clayAnd when it’s dry and…
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December 26, 2019
Rock of Ages
“Rock of Ages let our song / Praise thy saving power / Thou amidst the…
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December 24, 2019
These Lights We Kindle
While the mitzvah of lighting the menorah is an outward-focused mitzvah -…
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December 23, 2019
A Maccabee’s Who’s Who
Mattityahu (Mattathias): A High Priest descended from the Hasmonean…
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December 22, 2019
Chanukah Blessings
The Jewish people have said this prayer daily for thousands of years. On…
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December 20, 2019
Chanukah: What’s the Mitzvah
Here's a quiz:What is the primary mitzvah of Chanukah? a) Eating latkes…
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December 19, 2019
The Story of Chanukah
Around the year 167 B.C.E., the Syrian-Greek rulers of Judea tried to force…
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December 10, 2018
Is Chanukah Really Eight Days?
Today is the eighth day of Chanukah, known as “Zot Chanukah,” a reference…
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December 6, 2018
The Challenge of Fitting In
The weekly Torah reading of Miketz (Genesis 41:1-44:17), which…
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December 5, 2018
Spin the Dreidel
I have a little dreidel I made it out of clay And when it’s dry and ready…
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December 5, 2018
Giving Gifts
"One who is diligent in lighting Chanukah candles will have children who…
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December 4, 2018
These Lights We Kindle
While the mitzvah of lighting the menorah is an outward-focused mitzvah -…
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December 3, 2018
Pure Olive Oil
While a large number of Jews today light Chanukah candles, the more…
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December 3, 2018
A Ten-Light Chanukah Menorah?
In a summary of the Chanukah customs of Persian Jewry (Shlomo Tal edition,…
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December 20, 2017
Putting Chanukah in Historical Perspective
The events of Chanukah took place about 150 years after the death of…
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December 19, 2017
THIS is Chanukah
Tonight is the eighth and final night of Chanukah. After the flames die…
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December 19, 2017
A Chanukah Heroine
Have you ever heard of Yehudit (Judith), the daughter of Yochanan the High…
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December 18, 2017
Chanukah Yum
While Jewish holidays are known for their food (except Yom Kippur, of…
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December 18, 2017
The Book(s) of Maccabees
Chanukah is neither directly ordained in the Torah (like Rosh Hashana,…
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December 17, 2017
Spin the Dreidel
I have a little dreidelI made it out of clayAnd when it’s dry and readyWith…
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December 17, 2017
These Lights We Kindle
While the mitzvah of lighting the menorah is an outward-focused mitzvah -…
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December 15, 2017
Challenge of Fitting In
The weekly Torah reading of Miketz (Genesis 41:1-44:17), which…
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December 15, 2017
Rock of Ages
“Rock of Ages let our song / Praise thy saving power / Thou amidst the…
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December 14, 2017
Beauty and the Greeks
What does Noah’s son Yephet have to do with the story of Chanukah and the…
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December 14, 2017
Pure Olive Oil
While a large number of Jews today light Chanukah candles, the more…
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Chanukah
On Chanukah, Jewish families around the world gather together in their homes and light the Chanukah candles. Chanukah, the Festival of Lights, celebrates the great miracles that happened during the Maccabee revolt in the time of the Second Temple period.