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12/08/2015

Chanukah and Divine Order

Chanukah always overlaps with at least one Shabbat (if not two), and since…

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12/08/2015

Giving Gifts

"One who is diligent in lighting Chanukah candles will have children who…

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12/07/2015

On the 25th of Kislev

It is not uncommon to find that significant events in Jewish history…

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12/07/2015

Al Hanisim, For The Miracles

Most Jewish holidays are marked not only by feasting and celebrations, but…

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12/06/2015

The Chanukiyah

The term menorah is used for both the classic symbol of the holiday of…

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12/06/2015

The Chanukah Blessings

The Jewish people have said this prayer daily for thousands of years.On the…

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12/04/2015

Chanukah – What’s the Mitzvah

Here's a quiz:What is the primary mitzvah of Chanukah? a) Eating latkes…

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12/04/2015

The Story of Chanukah

Around the year 167 B.C.E., the Syrian-Greek rulers of Judea tried to force…

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12/24/2014

Putting Chanukah In Perspective

The events of Chanukah took place about 150 years after the death of…

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12/24/2014

Hannah and Her Sons

The story of Hannah and her seven sons is a story of the Jewish resistance…

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12/23/2014

Beauty and the Greeks

What does Noah’s son Yephet have to do with the story of Chanukah and the…

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12/23/2014

A Maccabees’ Who’s Who

Mattityahu (Mattathias): A High Priest descended from the Hasmonean…

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12/22/2014

Rock of Ages

“Rock of Ages let our song / Praise thy saving power / Thou amidst the…

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12/22/2014

A Chanukah Heroine

Have you ever heard of Yehudit (Judith), the daughter of Yochanan the High…

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12/21/2014

Spin the Dreidel

I have a little dreidelI made it out of clayAnd when it’s dry and readyWith…

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12/21/2014

The Book(s) of Maccabees

Chanukah is neither directly ordained in the Torah (like Rosh Hashana,…

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12/19/2014

The Challenge of Fitting In

The weekly Torah reading of Mikeitz (Genesis 41:1-44:17), which almost…

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12/19/2014

Chanukah and Divine Order

Chanukah always overlaps with at least one Shabbat (if not two), and since…

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12/18/2014

Pure Olive Oil

While a large number of Jews today light Chanukah candles, the more…

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12/18/2014

Chanukah Yum

While Jewish holidays are known for their food (except Yom Kippur, of…

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12/17/2014

On the 25th of Kislev

It is not uncommon to find that significant events in Jewish history…

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12/17/2014

Al Hanisim, For The Miracles

Most Jewish holidays are marked not only by feasting and celebrations, but…

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12/16/2014

These Lights We Kindle

While the mitzvah of lighting the menorah is an outward-focused mitzvah -…

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12/16/2014

Chanukah Blessings

On the first night of Chanukah, one candle/light is placed on the far…

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12/15/2014

Chanukah – What’s the Mitzvah

Here's a quiz:What is the primary mitzvah of Chanukah?a) Eating latkes…

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12/15/2014

Giving Gifts

"One who is diligent in lighting Chanukah candles will have children who…

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12/14/2014

The Chanukiyah

The term menorah is used for both the classic symbol of the holiday of…

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12/14/2014

The Story of Chanukah

Around the year 167 B.C.E., the Syrian-Greek rulers of Judea tried to force…

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12/05/2013

Hannah and Her Sons

The story of Hannah and her seven sons is the story of the Jewish…

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12/05/2013

Putting Chanukah in Perspective

The events of Chanukah took place about 150 years after the death of…

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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.

Programs and Classes

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Resources

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Articles

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