Hanukkah
Happy Birthday Woody Guthrie, Our Greatest Hanukkah Songwriter
An unlikely mastermind is behind several beloved Hanukkah songs: folk music icon Woody Guthrie.
A TikTok Hanukkah miracle — and your weekend reads
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‘Lighting Hanukkah Candles in Death’s Kingdom:’ A story by Elie Wiesel
“One mustn’t leave a mitsve unfulfilled, especially in Auschwitz.”
Helping God bring light, unity, and compassion back into our fractured world and nation
Conservative synagogues across the country are gathering for a special candle lighting
This Hanukkah, we have to embrace both darkness and light
I found myself staring at the Hanukkiah. Instead of relishing in the idea that one light dispels the darkness, I found myself savoring the shadows.
Tiffany Haddish lends her voice to LA’s socially-distanced Hanukkah celebration
Haddish plays the role of a hanukkiah named Ella in the new Hanukkah-themed animated short film, “The Broken Candle.”
The Hanukkah miracle of a UAE-Israel menorah lighting
No one seemed contented to stop at the written document itself. Peace was to be far more than a path to economic growth and security.
Without Jewish family, converts usually celebrate Jewish holidays; in quarantine, she found a way
Her non-Jewish mother-in-law made latkes 400 miles away.
The dinosaur menorah started as a hobby. Here’s how it became the internet’s weirdest Judaica trend.
If you are a millennial Jew or have one in your life, you’re probably familiar with this unique ritual object.
Smokey Robinson stumped about how to say ‘Hanukkah’
“I have no idea what Chah-nooka is,” Robinson said, “but Happy Chah-nooka.”