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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.
Jewish Law, Jewish Texts, Study
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 ...
Beliefs & Practices, Jewish History, Live, Mixed Multitudes, Study
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.