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Modern Observances of Hanukkah

A holiday influenced by secular society

Ambivalence Toward Hanukkah

The holiday we celebrate today is a rabbinic creation.

Defining Hanukkah: Pluralism

Hanukkah represents the struggle to follow one's values and religion in a pluralistic world that often demands uniformity.

Is Hanukkah the Jewish Christmas?

Hanukkah bears no relation to Christmas except that it also happens to fall in mid-winter.

The Two Miracles of Hanukkah

Ancient scriptures tell two very different stories about why we celebrate the Festival of Lights.

Orthodox Halakhic Texts

Orthodox leaders responded to modernity by producing legal works on a variety of topics, in a variety of genres.

The War on Hanukkah Gelt

Yesterday I gave a bag of Hanukkah gelt to a non-Jewish friend of mine. It was leftover from the holiday, ...

Post-Hanukkah Detox

Hanukkah is over, and much as I love a holiday that gives me an excuse to eat fried cheese, I ...

Hanukkah Snuggies, Oy!

There’s not much we as Jews can really unite under. We tend to agree that the Holocaust was bad (and ...

Hanukkah: A Light Meditation

Looking into the flame.

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