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Hanukkah

(From left) Cissie Swig, Vice President Kamala Harris, Sam Lauter (in back) and Rabbi Sydney Mintz at the White House Hanukkah party, Dec. 1, 2021. (Photo/Instagram)
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Local Jewish leaders rep Bay Area at White House Hanukkah party

by J. Staff and JTA December 2, 2021December 3, 2021
Smile aside, Emma Goss was disappointed by the "Hanukkah Lights" night at Filoli House and Gardens in Woodside.
Posted inOpinion

I went to this glitzy event expecting Hanukkah lights, but I got bubkes  

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss December 2, 2021December 3, 2021
Renaissance painting of a young woman cutting off the head of man with a sword
Posted inOpinion

This Hanukkah, celebrate the holiday’s forgotten heroes: Women

headshot of Alan Avery-Pecklogo of The Conversation by Alan Avery-Peck and The Conversation December 1, 2021December 1, 2021
Kosha Dillz (left) and Nissim Black perform across Midtown Manhattan in the video to "The Hanukkah Song 2.0." (Screenshot)
Posted inMusic

Nissim Black and Kosha Dillz, Jewish hip-hop royalty, remix Adam Sandler’s ‘Chanukah Song’ on the streets of New York

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA December 1, 2021
Candles are lit on an oil menorah during Hanukkah. (Photo/RNS-Evgeni Tcherkasski-Pixabay)
Posted inOpinion

Celebrating the insurrection of Hanukkah in a year of insurrection

by Rabbi Brad Hirschfield and RNS November 30, 2021
Chabad of Petaluma's menorah-laden drone takes flight.
Posted inHanukkah

PHOTOS: A flying drone menorah and other Bay Area Hanukkah events

by J. Staff November 29, 2021December 6, 2021
Zulubia: Persian Fritters in Sugar Syrup (Photo/Faith Kramer)
Posted inRecipe

Oil vey: More fried treats to try this Hanukkah

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer November 29, 2021
Moshe Margareten lights candles at the White House Hanukkah party in 2019. (Screenshot/JTA)
Posted inNews

The (more modest, less partisan) White House Hanukkah party is back!

by Jacob Kornbluh and Forward November 29, 2021November 29, 2021
In 1789, Cantor Gershom Mendes Seixas of New York's Congregation Shearith Israel gave what is widely believed to be the first-ever Jewish sermon about Thanksgiving. (Photo/JTA-Flickr Commons-Shearith Israel)
Posted inOpinion

How Thanksgiving helped Jews carve out a piece of the American story

Rabbi Yael Buechler by Rabbi Yael Buechler and JTA November 22, 2021November 22, 2021
Posted inRecipe

We’re basically getting another Thanksgivukkah this year — here are 15 recipes for it

Shannon Sarna by Shannon Sarna and JTA November 22, 2021

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