This is the Forward’s coverage of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.
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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…
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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.
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Life Hitch: The Hanukkah Miracle Is for ‘Credulous Peasants’
“God Is Not Great” author” Christopher Hitchens hates Hanukkah. And Christmas, too. No surprises there. One wonders though, how he feels about Chrismukkah?
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Culture First Night Yid Vid: In Israel, Even the Monkeys Celebrate Hanukkah
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News Yid.Dish: Latkes and Toppings
I only use egg whites for my latkes. Think about it. Yolks make doughs and batters tender and cakey. I want my latkes crispy and crunch (all the better for holding up to some toppings). I use egg whites. My latkes are crispy and stay that way longer. Save the yolks for your cakey sufganiyot….
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Fast Forward Unarmed man who tackled Bondi Beach Hanukkah attacker identified as Ahmed al-Ahmed
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Fast Forward After MIT professor’s killing, Jewish influencers spread unverified antisemitism claim
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Opinion I grew up believing Australia was the best place to be Jewish. This Hanukkah shooting forces a reckoning I do not want.
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Yiddish ווידעאָ: היסטאָריקערין וויווי לאַקס באַשרײַבט געשיכטע פֿון לאָנדאָנער ייִדישער פּרעסעVIDEO: Historian Vivi Laks tells history of the London Yiddish Press
שבֿע צוקער פֿירט דעם שמועס מיט וויווי לאַקס און ביידע לייענען פֿאָר עטלעכע פֿעליעטאָנען פֿון יענע צײַטן.
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Yiddish World Puppet Monty Pickle is guest on the Forward’s ‘Yiddish Word of the Day’
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Culture We tried to fix Hallmark’s Hanukkah problem. Here’s the movie we made instead
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Fast Forward Holocaust survivor event features a Rob Reiner video address — recorded just weeks before his death
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