This is the Forward’s coverage of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.
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Community How Do You Spell Hanukkah / Chanukah?
8 crazy nights of candles, fried food, and celebrating miracles. It’s the Jewish festival of lights, Hanukkah. Or is it Chanukah? In Hebrew, there’s no room for debate: The word, חנוכה, pronounced with the same first guttural sound as “challah,” is always spelled the same way. But in English, there’s more wiggle room. The Associated…
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The Schmooze This Hanukkah Parody Of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Is The Greatest Ever
Is this the real life? Or is this just fantasy? Before our very eyes, a Jewish a cappella group has produced the Hanukkah parody song and video to leave all others in the dust. Move over, Maccabeats, “Bohemian Chanukah,” a parody of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” is the musical equivalent of being wrapped in a plush…
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Fast Forward This Israeli Artist Turns Gaza Rockets Into Menorahs
The clang of hammer on metal and the roar of a blowtorch can be heard long before you walk into Israeli metal sculptor Yaron Bob’s workshop. Featured prominently in his workshop is a quotation from the Book of Isaiah: “And they shall beat their swords into plowshares.” Bob’s raw material is rockets and mortar shells…
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Recipes Goodbye Latkes, Hello Tortitas De Acelga For Hanukkah!
This Hanukkah, let’s put aside latkes and make tortitas de acelga, otherwise known as Swiss chard patties, a beloved fried dish from Southern Spain. When I was young, I used to help my grandmother by preparing the holiday menu for Hanukkah. Latkes have never been a part of our culinary customs, but there was always…
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Community What Our Shul’s Monster Menorah Taught Me About Loss And Love
Exactly 20 Hanukkahs ago, I took a deep breath and descended a winding staircase to the synagogue basement. Awaiting me, as a lion waits for its prey, was the wicked monster, my name for my New England shul’s Hanukkah menorah. Not to put too fine a point on it — I hated the thing. Not…
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Food Latke Fatigue? Try These Fried Foods This Hanukkah Instead
Certain holidays lend themselves to creative menu exploration, but the Festival of Lights is not one of them. What would Hanukkah be without potato pancakes? Case in point: The season’s celebrations are as often called latke parties as they are Hanukkah ones. Nevertheless, when I started dreaming up holiday recipes this year, I couldn’t muster…
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Sponsored Top 10 Hanukkah Gift Ideas For Everyone On Your List
The holidays are coming, and that means holiday shopping. If you’re like us, buying presents is fun—that is, when you keep the schlepping to a minimum. That’s why City Point is the best place to shop in Brooklyn. You can get everything you need from fun to fabulous, for everyone from your sister to significant…
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Life 10 Festive Yet Affordable Dresses For Your Hanukkah Party
Hanukkah parties are notoriously difficult to dress for: What’s appropriate? How much sparkle is too much? Will Jim from marketing get sloppy drunk and spill his spiked eggnog all over you? It’s basically a crapshoot. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t go all-out; we believe that when it comes to holiday parties, there’s no such…
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