This is the Forward’s coverage of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.
Hanukkah
The Latest
-
Culture Seventh Night Yid Vid: We Are All Jelly Donuts
Israeli machismo died in Ramat Poleg.
-
Culture Sixth Night Yid Vid: Yidcore Channels Adam Sandler
For more on Australia’s greatest Jewish punk band, read this and this.
-
Culture Fifth Night Yid Vid: Al Qaeda Hanukkah
Maybe this guy was right after all.
-
Life Fourth Night Yid Vid: Hanukkah Caroling
This one has a touch more soul:
-
Life Hanukkah Special: Petite Smoked Ham, Only $6.99 Per Pound
Manhattan grocer Balducci’s had a holiday treat for Jewish shoppers: Hanukkah hams! Novelist NancyKay Shapiro happened upon the discounted hams and snapped some pictures of the store’s signage. Following up on Shapiro’s discovery, the Daily News reports: A Balducci’s official was so verklempt about the error he didn’t want to speak on the record. He…
-
Culture Third Night Yid Vid: Hanukkah as an Excuse to Pester NBA Stars
It’s good to know that Hanukkah has the Ron Artest seal of approval. Here’s another video from the same guy from last year: Below is a video of a much funnier Jewish nudnik pestering NBA stars. Alas, it doesn’t have anything to do with Hanukkah:
-
Life Hanukkah Dichotomy: Miracles vs. Maccabees
As I noted earlier on this blog, atheist firebrand Christopher Hitchens finds Hanukkah wholly objectionable, whether it’s the miracle or the Maccabees’ Hasmonean dynasty. The JTA’s Ami Eden takes him to task for lumping the two aspects of the holiday together: By emphasizing the miracle of the oil, the rabbis in the Talmud were essentially…
-
Life Second Night Yid Vid: Hanukkah, O.G.-Style
O.G. is for Orthodox girls (or faux O.G., as the case may be). Hat tip: Jewlicious.
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
Opinion It’s time for the pro-Palestinian movement to make a radical change
- 2
News Should synagogues remove the Israeli flag from bimahs now? How a New York shul made the decision
- 3
Opinion JD Vance just made a critical error in Israel — and time to curb Hamas is running short
- 4
Opinion The biggest impediment to peace between Israelis and Palestinians has little to do with Gaza
In Case You Missed It
-
Fast Forward Trump nominee for Kuwait ambassador, grilled at confirmation hearing, loses support over Israel views
-
Looking Forward The best Shabbat I ever kept, or how to dodge the biggest World Series spoiler ever
-
Culture Are you a Good Witch or a Bad Witch? Or a Jewitch?
-
Opinion My Jewish studies students aren’t talking about Israel or antisemitism. They told me why.
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
