This is the Forward’s coverage of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.
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Food Hanukkah Gifts You’ll Want for Yourself
Leave the bad bottle of wine at your local liquor shop and pick up one of these Israeli treats for your holiday party host. We promise, they’ll be grateful. Oh, and it would only be right to get yourself one too, right? A Nutty Spread No trip to Israel is complete without a slice of…
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Recipes Hanukkah’s Femme Fatale Made Cheese
I know what you are thinking…. the Hanukkah story had a femme fatale?? When you think of Hanukkah you probably think of how the Maccabees defeated the Syrian-Greeks in a revolt that recaptured the Holy Temple. And once the Maccabees did, the first order of business was to light the menorah in the Temple, but…
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The Schmooze Get Your ‘Hannukah Forever’ Stamp
Sending holiday greetings to loved ones for Hannukah? Skip the e-card. The U.S. Postal Service has just issued a “Hannukah Forever” stamp showing — what else? — a lit menorah. Created by Steven Bronstein, a blacksmith from Marshfield, VT, the menorah depicted on the stamp took almost a week to make. Bronstei had to forge 20 feet…
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Opinion Did You Get Invited to Obama’s Hanukkah Party?
It’s time to check your inbox. The White House has sent out invitation for this year’s Hanukkah reception hosted by President Obama. It is a good way of measuring one’s status in the world of Jewish leadership. If you’re not invited to the White House reception you’re either from the wrong party (in that case…
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The Schmooze Mensch on a Bench Is Ultimate Cure for ‘Elf Envy’
Do you have Christmas “elf envy”? No more! The Elf on a Shelf has some Jewish competition: the Mensch on a Bench. Mini tribe member Mosche is the brainchild of Neal Hoffman, a former employee of Hasbro Toys in Rhode Island, who thought of the Hannukah-friendly mentor after his son, Jacob, felt left out at…
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Opinion Let’s Celebrate the Convergence of Thanksgiving and Hanukkah
American Jews shouldn’t fret too much at this year’s awkward overlap of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving. Sure, it may require some culinary dexterity at Thanksgiving dinner. But thematically, Hanukkah and Thanksgiving are an even more perfect fit than Hanukkah and Christmas. This year’s confluence is a once-in-about-2,000-lifetimes experience. Hanukkah and Thanksgiving on the same day last…
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News Cut Out Homemade Thanksgivukkah Card
Holidays are always better with cards. Send one of our Thanksgivukkah cards to your friends and family! Just click on them for a printable PDF.
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Fast Forward Dutch Christians Unveil Europe’s ‘Biggest’ Menorah for Hanukkah
Christian Zionists in the Netherlands are building what they believe will be Europe’s largest menorah as a Hanukkah gift to the country’s Jewish community. The Hanukkah candelabrum, or hanukkiah, will be approximately 36 feet tall and made out of metal, Sara van Oordt of the Netherlands headquarters of the Christians for Israel organization told JTA…
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