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What Is the Origin of Hanukkah?

The popular holiday isn't mentioned in the Bible and is barely addressed in the Talmud.

Hanukkah Songs 2011

If you’re getting ready for Hanukkah — lighting candles? doing seasonal meditation? throwing a party? — and you need the ...

Oh, My Hanukkah

Man, I loved singing Hanukkah songs as a kid. We’d light the candles, sing Maoz Tzur…and, four words into the ...

Halakhah Think Tank

There are people who will argue with me, but I’ve always thought of halakhah as dynamic. It changes based on ...

On the Tenth Day of Hanukkah…

What happens when Christmas and Hanukkah don’t coincide? Simple. Extend Hanukkah! It seems many of us have adopted the model ...

Orthodox Halakhic Texts

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

God is a Halakhic Jew

It’s been interesting to monitor the response to our new animated short The Adventures of Todd and God. For the ...

Hanukkah: A Light Meditation

Looking into the flame.

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 ...

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