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San Francisco's Chinatown in 1965. (Photo/Flickr-Roger W CC BY-SA 2.0)
Posted inHistory

Why do Jews eat Chinese food on Christmas?

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward December 23, 2021December 23, 2021
"Santa Inc.," an eight-episode series on HBO Max, features the voices of Jewish comedians Sarah Silverman, as elf Candy Small (left) and Seth Rogen as Santa.
Posted inTV & Film

Silverman and Rogen’s ‘Santa Inc.’ brings raunch and activism to Christmas

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz December 16, 2021December 20, 2021
a black and white image of a solar eclipse
Posted inAstrolojew

Horoscopes for the month of Tevet: Hanukkah and a solar eclipse?! Time to change or self-destruct.

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude December 3, 2021
a lit menorah
Posted inTorah

Why the ‘light’ Hanukkah story especially resonates in the darkness of today

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg December 3, 2021December 2, 2021
Protesters on both sides of the abortion issue gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building during the Right To Life March in Washington, Jan. 18, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Mark Wilson-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Like Judah Maccabee’s sister, we must fight for women’s rights to control their bodies

by Beth Gendler and Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky December 2, 2021
(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)
Posted inUncategorized

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  

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

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