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Culture December 2: Brooklyn: Big BKLYN Hanukkah Fest
Celebrate the first night of Hanukkah at City Point Brooklyn. Co-sponsored by the Forward, the festivities will feature the best of the holiday: Katz’s latkes, candle lighting, dreidels, dancing and more. There also will be tastings, readings and a photo op with the Mensch on the Bench. Join the Party Sunday, December 2, 2 p.m….
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Fast Forward Sheldon Adelson Is Quite Salty About GOP Hanukkah ‘Latke-Gate’
It hasn’t been confirmed if billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson will attended this year’s the White House Hanukkah party, but if he receives an invitation, he likely will request two latkes. Adelson recalled in a 2012 interview with Politico that he told Mitt Romney, then-Republican presidential nominee, that he really didn’t need much — just…
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Fast Forward The White House Is Planning Its Hanukkah Party — Will There Be MAGA Dreidels?
Perhaps guests of this year’s White House Hanukkah party will receive a Make America Great Again Dreidel Set. Invitations have begun to arrive for the White House’s annual holiday reception. Jewish Insider obtained a copy of the invitation, which was sent to the administration’s top Jewish supporters. The party will be at 3 p.m. December…
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Fast Forward Make America Great Again — With Dreidels?
Hanukkah comes early this year, and Amazon has an interesting gift for Jewish supporters of President Trump: a red Make America Great Again cap with a matching set of dreidels. Made by The Dreidel Company, the Make America Great Again Dreidel Set comes with four attached dreidels, each one labeled with the MAGA acronym: Shin…
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Fast Forward RBG Adds A Very Jewish Scrunchie To Her Collection
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s commitment to her Jewish identity has long been documented. Now she will be showing it in the form of her favorite accessory— a scrunchie. Rabbi Yael Buechler, founder of Midrash Manicures, a company dedicated to “creative religious expression,” recently sent RBG a Hanukkah scrunchie to add to her collection, according to Hey…
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Community The Unlikely Friendship Between A Chabad Rabbi And A Professional Fratboy
Andy Borans: The Man and The Legend. Borans, head of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity for over two decades, is the person who has single-handedly had more influence on college students than any other college professional. AEPi is his life, his family. Borans is all about developing future Jewish leaders. One of my earliest encounters…
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Fast Forward Nearly 2,000 Golden State Warrior-Branded Menorahs Recalled Over Fire Hazard
Nearly 2,000 special menorahs given out during the Golden State Warriors’ Jewish Heritage Night last December have been recalled. According to press releases, the glue that holds the menorah together can melt if exposed to heat, leading the candle to fall over and start a fire. No injuries have been reported from the use of…
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Fast Forward Survivors Of Brooklyn Hanukkah House Fire Released From Hospital
(JTA) — The surviving members of a Brooklyn family whose house burned down in a fire started by a Hanukkah menorah were released from the hospital. Yossi Azan and two of his children — daughter Shalit, 16, and son Daniel, 15 — were released from a local hospital this week, the Yeshiva World News reported….
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