Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.
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News ‘All about light overcoming darkness’: How US Jews are celebrating Hanukkah with Israel at war
From Los Angeles to New York, many Hanukkah events are drawing connections between the holiday and the ongoing war in Israel
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Fast Forward This Hanukkah, the vice president will have 3 menorahs that represent Jewish joy and trauma
The Second Couple, who two years ago inaugurated a Hanukkah tradition at their residence, this year are maintaining three separate menorahs: at their residence and in each of their offices
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Forverts in English VIDEO: This Yiddish Hanukkah song ponders the meaning of the candles
The narrator of the song contrasts the miracle of the oil with the suffering of the Jews under the Russian Czar
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Culture Every American Hanukkah special, movie and TV episode worth knowing about
Adam Sandler, Hallmark and Disney deep cuts for your viewing pleasure
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News A Jewish dad says he’s afraid to light a menorah this Hanukkah. So he’s asking non-Jews to display them in solidarity.
Adam Kulbersh’s “Project Menorah” campaign encourages non-Jews to display menorahs in their windows as an expression of solidarity during Hanukkah
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Culture Hallmark’s newest Hanukkah movie makes fun of Hallmark holiday movies
'Round and Round' knows Hallmark movies are formulaic, and it gets kind of meta — in a good way
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Fast Forward Virginia cultural festival says it won’t hold a menorah lighting due to Israel-Hamas war
"It was a kick in the gut," said Rabbi Mendy Heber, of Chabad of Williamsburg
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Fast Forward The ‘Hanukkah Erotica Book Club’ aims to connect Jews — with romance novels
But there is no erotica and sometimes no Hanukkah in the Hanukkah Erotica Book Club
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