Hanukkah

Light Doesn’t Happen By Accident

A few years ago, I was browsing through a Judaica store. After looking at the books, and the Shabbat candlesticks, ...

My first summer at Jewish camp was back in 1994. In a move a bit out of character, I returned ...

The holiday spirit is here, and I’ll be celebrating Hanukkah this week to its fullest. My family will pause to ...

I love my girls. We have a blast together. We ski ALOT. We make endless fun of each other. Secret ...

This year, Hanukkah has special meaning for the Abayudaya Jews of Uganda. Hanukkah is not a major holiday like Shabbat or ...

I’ve lived in big cities like Los Angeles, and small towns in the Mississippi Delta. I’ve been part of communities ...

I have always found it difficult to romanticize the tale of right and might that belongs to the Maccabees. I ...

As the calendar flips to December, nightfall comes ever earlier, and many of us don our winter coats for the ...

As a convert, I have always felt a special responsibility to actively choose Judaism. Each new choice I make reminds ...

Hanukkah is coming. It’s time to tell stories about armed resistance against oppression. Children will read about the five brave ...