Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.
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Recipes Butternut Squash Soup
This winter soup with a toasted-pine-nut garnish is the perfect first course for a holiday meal. Related Mushroom Barley Soup Whole-Year Vegetable Soup Parve Serves 6 3¾ pound butternut squash, (2 medium squash) 2 tablespoon olive oil 5 cup or more chicken bouillon or vegetable stock 1½ teaspoons minced jalapeno chili peppers, or ½ teaspoon…
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Recipes Whole-Year Vegetable Soup
A vegetable soup thick with greens, potatoes, carrots and squash is a great recipe for the winter holidays and, really, any time of year. Related Mushroom Barley Soup Butternut Squash Soup Parve Makes 2½ quarts 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil 1 cup onions, chopped 2 celery ribs, cut ¼ inch on the diagonal 4…
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Fast Forward Syrian Refugees Participate in Berlin Public Menorah Lighting
BERLIN — A group of Syrian refugee children — along with other Muslim groups in Berlin — joined with Jewish groups for a public Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremony t the Brandenburg Gate. The Syrian children joined with local Jewish kids to light the giant Chabad menorah on Sunday. Aiman Mazyek, head of the Central Council of…
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The Schmooze Justin Trudeau Lights Menorah, Melts Our Hearts
Say what you will about Justin Trudeau — he looks damn good in a kippah. The new Canadian prime minister stopped by the Liberal Party headquarters in Ottawa to light the Hanukkah candles on Tuesday. In true Canadian fashion, he posted a video to with an accompanying bilingual message. “Stopped by Liberal HQ to light…
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Culture Our Favorite Hanukkah Toy Was Actually a Non-Jewish Irish Gambling Game
With the arrival of Hanukkah comes the reemergence of dreidels from closets, drawers and cupboards. These tops are a beloved part of the holiday — but where did they actually come from? Like many things in Jewish history, the story that most of us heard about dreidels as children is entirely ahistorical. There were no…
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Food Veselka Reigns at Latke Fest
One of the creative contenders at the 7th Annual Latke Festival. East Village Ukrainian Eatery emerged victorious at the 7th Annual Latke Festival (more casually known as Latkefest, which was held last night at Manhattan’s Metropolitan Pavilion. With an elegant but haimish “latke mushroom julienne,” beat out stellar competitors like Shelsky’s of Brooklyn, the Vanderbilt,…
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News The GOP Prez Hopefuls Wish You a Happy Hanukkah
The Republican Jewish Coalition posted on its Facebook page a video featuring 13 out of 14 of the GOP presidential candidates wishing a Happy Hanukkah. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) presumably is missing because he had to opt out last minute from last week’s RJC’s presidential forum due to voting on the Senate floor. (The video…
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Fast Forward Re-Lighting Ceremony Held for Vandalized New York Menorah
A re-lighting ceremony for a menorah that had been vandalized two nights in a row was held Monday night at Carl Schurz park on New York’s Upper East Side. “It was a time to call the community back to add some light to darkness,” Rabbi Elie Weinstock of the Congretation Kehilath Jeshurun said to the…
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