This is the Forward’s coverage of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.
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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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Fast Forward Anti-Semitic Messages Left in Mailboxes in Gated Florida Enclave
Anti-Semitic messages were left in the mailboxes of Jewish families in a gated community in South Florida. The messages left in at least two of the mailboxes in Cooper City in Broward County over the weekend read “X-mas is not for the Jews.” The words “not” and “Jews” were underlined, the Florida Sun-Sentinel reported Monday….
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Fast Forward Teen Charged in New York Menorah Vandalism Near Mayor’s Home
New York City cops have reportedly arrested a 14-year-old boy for knocking over a 100-pound menorah at Carl Schurz park, two blocks from the mayor’s Gracie Mansion home. Police charged the teen with two counts of criminal mischief and a hate crime, The teen was arrested Friday evening by the Hate Crimes Task Force after…
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Fast Forward Istanbul Jews Hold First Public Hanukkah Ceremony in Decades
Several hundred Jews in Istanbul participated in what is said to have been the city’s first public lighting of Hanukkah candles in decades. The ceremony took place on Sunday evening in Ortakoy, a neighborhood on the European banks of the Bosporus Straits. Leading the celebration was Isaac Ibrahimzadeh, the president of the Jewish Community of…
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Fast Forward Australia’s Turnbull Kindles Hanukkah Lights at Sydney Central Synagogue
Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull participated in the Hanukkah menorah lighting ceremony at Sydney’s Central Synagogue. Turnbull lit the shamash and held it during the blessings, passing it to Cantor Shimon Farkas to light the eight candles on Sunday night. The prime minister spoke to over 500 members of Sydney’s Central Synagogue community about the…
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