Horoscopes: Hanukkah meets solar eclipse for big changes By Lorelai Kude Dec 3, 2021 Tevet 5782 Dec. 4, 2021-Jan. 2, 2022 Shabbos Hanukkah on Dec. 4 is Rosh Chodesh Tevet (the first day of the month), the Torah portion Miketz and a total solar eclipse in Sagittarius/Keshet. Anyone can see that this day has an awesome spiritual significance for the Jewish people. Jupiter/Tzedek, the planetary ruler of Sagittarius, and… Read More
Torah Why the ‘light’ Hanukkah story resonates in today's darkness The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Miketz and Hanukkah Genesis 41:1–44:17 According… By Rabbi Amy Eilberg Dec 3, 2021
Opinion Fight like Judah Maccabee's sister for abortion rights This piece originally ran on TC Jewfolk. On the third day of Hanukkah, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health… By Beth Gendler, Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky Dec 2, 2021
Politics Local Jewish leaders rep Bay Area at White House Hanukkah party The annual White House Hanukkah party, one of the hottest tickets in D.C. in any year, was a more intimate affair than usual this year, reduced in size by… By J. Staff, JTA Dec 2, 2021
First Person I went to this glitzy event expecting Hanukkah lights, but I got bubkes UPDATED Dec. 3 at 5 p.m. to reflect refund and apology offered by Filoli. I couldn’t wait to attend “Hanukkah Lights” at Filoli House and Gardens, an… By Emma Goss Dec 2, 2021
History This Hanukkah, celebrate the holiday’s forgotten heroes: Women The eight-day Jewish festival of Hanukkah commemorates ancient Jews’ victory over the powerful Seleucid empire, which ruled much of the Middle East from… By Alan Avery-Peck, The Conversation Dec 1, 2021
Music Adam Sandler’s ‘Chanukah Song’ gets hip-hop remix on streets of NYC Two leading Jewish hip-hop artists have adapted Adam Sandler’s 1995 breakout hit, “The Chanukah Song,” for the present moment. Nissim Black and Kosha… By Philissa Cramer, JTA Dec 1, 2021
Opinion Celebrating the insurrection of Hanukkah in a year of insurrection What do Nov. 28 and Jan. 6, 2021, have in common? Both are dates connected to insurrection. Sunday, Nov. 28, was the first night of Hanukkah, the Jewish… By Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, RNS Nov 30, 2021
Hanukkah PHOTOS: A flying drone menorah and other Bay Area Hanukkah events After a muted celebration last year, public menorah lightings are back across the Bay Area! Send us your Hanukkah event pics throughout the eight-day… By J. Staff Nov 29, 2021