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How My Non-Jewish Husband Became in Charge of Making Latkes Every Hanukkah

My husband is definitively non-Jewish by all religious standards. Except for his latke skills.

Season of Uncertainty

Why should the Omer, a period of harvesting a staple crop, have become a time of mourning?

Holiday of Religious Liberty

The Jews of Western Europe and America gave Hanukkah new meaning--which remains with us today.

The Book of Second Maccabees

A Diaspora perspective with an emphasis on martyrdom

Public Displays of Hanukkiyot

A modern phenomenon that draws on basic Hanukkah beliefs.

Maoz Tzur: Rock of Ages

The most famous Hanukkah song.

Why Were the Rabbis So Uncomfortable With the Maccabees?

At Hanukkah, shifting the focus from militarism to miracles.

Hanukkah Quiz

How much do you know about the Festival of Lights?

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