Jewish Treats about
Chanukah
Browse our archive of Chanukah related Jewish Treats.
12/23/2022
Chanukah and Divine Order
Chanukah always overlaps with at least one Shabbat (if not two), and since…
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12/22/2022
The Challenge of Fitting In
The weekly Torah reading of Mikeitz (Genesis 41:1-44:17), which almost…
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12/21/2022
Giving Gifts
“A person who is diligent in lighting Chanukah candles will have children…
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12/20/2022
These Lights We Kindle
While the mitzvah of lighting the menorah is an outward-focused mitzvah –…
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12/19/2022
The 25th of Kislev
It is not uncommon to find that significant events in Jewish history…
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12/18/2022
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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12/14/2022
Chanukah: What’s the Mitzvah?
Here’s a quiz: What is the primary mitzvah of Chanukah? a) Eating latkes…
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12/08/2022
The Story of Chanukah
Around the year 167 B.C.E., the Syrian-Greek rulers of Judea tried to force…
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12/05/2021
This is Chanukah
Tonight, is the eighth and final night of Chanukah. After the flames die…
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12/03/2021
Chanukah and Divine Order
Chanukah always overlaps with at least one Shabbat (if not two), and since…
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12/02/2021
A Chanukah Heroine
Who is Yehudit (Judith), the daughter of Yochanan the High Priest, who…
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12/01/2021
Al Hanisim, For The Miracles
Most Jewish holidays are marked not only by feasting and celebrations, but…
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11/30/2021
These Lights We Kindle
While the mitzvah of lighting the menorah is an outward-focused mitzvah –…
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11/29/2021
On the 25th of Kislev
It is not uncommon to find that significant events in Jewish history…
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11/29/2021
Mikeitz-Chanukah 5782-2021
“What is Chanukah Really About?” (updated and revised from Mikeitz…
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11/28/2021
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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11/22/2021
The Story of Chanukah
Around the year 167 B.C.E., the Syrian-Greek rulers of Judea tried to force…
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12/17/2020
Is Chanukah Really Eight Days?
Tonight is the eighth night of Chanukah, known as “Zot Chanukah,” a…
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12/16/2020
Chanukah and Divine Order
Chanukah always overlaps with at least one Shabbat (if not two), and since…
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12/14/2020
A Chanukah Heroine
Who is Yehudit (Judith), the daughter of Yochanan the High Priest, who…
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12/10/2020
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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12/30/2019
Is Chanukah Really Eight Days?
Today is the eighth day of Chanukah, known as “Zot Chanukah,” a reference…
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12/27/2019
Spin the Dreidel
I have a little dreidelI made it out of clayAnd when it’s dry and…
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12/26/2019
Rock of Ages
“Rock of Ages let our song / Praise thy saving power / Thou amidst the…
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12/24/2019
These Lights We Kindle
While the mitzvah of lighting the menorah is an outward-focused mitzvah -…
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12/23/2019
A Maccabee’s Who’s Who
Mattityahu (Mattathias): A High Priest descended from the Hasmonean…
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12/22/2019
Chanukah Blessings
The Jewish people have said this prayer daily for thousands of years. On…
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12/20/2019
Chanukah: What’s the Mitzvah
Here's a quiz:What is the primary mitzvah of Chanukah? a) Eating latkes…
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12/19/2019
The Story of Chanukah
Around the year 167 B.C.E., the Syrian-Greek rulers of Judea tried to force…
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12/10/2018
Is Chanukah Really Eight Days?
Today is the eighth day of Chanukah, known as “Zot Chanukah,” a reference…
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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.