Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.
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Culture Finally, a Judaica Exhibit That’s Actually Interesting!
Judaica, like all religious art, represents an aesthetic dilemma: Are these religious objects primarily objects of worship, or do they have an aesthetic value abstracted from any potential uses? Even if the answer is “both,” context is critical. Most Judaica exhibits that I have seen (exhibits at the Jewish Museum in Prague, or the Museo…
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The Schmooze Eagerly Awaiting Adam Sandler’s Next Version of “The Chanukah Song”
While we eagerly await the next version of Adam Sandler’s “The Chanukah Song,” here’s a video of the previous iteration, released around this time last year. The last list of people is presented here in full: Jesus Olaf (the snowman from “Frozen”)/Josh Gad Punky Brewster/Soleil Moon Frye Scott Rudin Joseph Gordon Levitt Stan Lee Jake…
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Food Wine That Sparkles for the Festival of Lights
Jewish cuisine in America is at a high point, as chefs and culinary entrepreneurs across the country enthusiastically deconstruct, reinvent and elevate classic Jewish food. Parallel to this, we are in the midst of an Israeli wine revolution. Wineries in Israel, to global recognition, are honing their skills and harnessing the continuity of an ancient…
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Community What the Best Hanukkah Gift Taught Me About The American Left
This year’s overlap of the Jewish and Gregorian calendars has landed Hanukkah directly on top of Christmas. While also inspiring many pithy mashup titles, this has helped illustrate a truth that undercuts one of the polite fictions of Jewish life in America: that Hanukkah would look anything like how we celebrate it today if Christmas…
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Community 8 Days of Meaningful Hanukkah Giving
On Hanukkah, it’s not about what we give as much as why we are giving it. In America, the chaotic holiday season seems to span for months. Luckily for us Jews, Hanukkah is smack in the middle and a symbol of so many positive values. Let’s put aside the “To Gift or Not to Gift”…
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Fast Forward 270-Year-Old Hanukkah Lamp Fetches $440K at Auction
A 270-year-old Hanukkah lamp became the most expensive artifact of its kind sold in the Netherlands in recent memory after it fetched $441,000 at auction. The menorah, which belonged to the family of a Dutch Jewish resistance fighter killed by the Nazis, was sold last week by the Venduehuis der Notarissen auction house in The…
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The Schmooze 8 Creative, Budget-Friendly Gifts to Give This Hanukkah
Hanukkah may be a month away, but it’s never too early to start plotting eight nights worth of presents. We put together a gift guide filled with creative, budget-friendly, extra Jew-y tokens of love. Happy shopping! Oy Stained Glass Suncatcher Etsy, $25.00. Hanukkah Mug Cafe Press, $7.95. Drake Hanukkah Card Etsy, $4.59. Hanukkah Nail Art…
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The Schmooze Whoopi Goldberg’s Hanukkah Octopus Sweater
Whoopi Goldberg has announced a series of ugly Christmas sweaters for Lord and Taylor, (she calls them “funny”) including a Hanukkah octopus sweater. She told Vogue (Vogue!!) that There’s an octopus; he is wearing a yarmulke. He has a menorah and he is trying to hold everything. Her embrace of the octopus comes after she…
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