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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
A Thanksgiving greeting card from 1908
Posted inEditorial

From our archives: Newspapers of Thanksgivings past — 1909, 1924, 1958

by J. Editorial Board November 23, 2021November 23, 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
The giant menorah in Union Square in San Francisco on the first night of Hanukkah, Dec. 10, 2020. (Photo/Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inHanukkah

Need a flicker of community? Here’s our list of public menorah lightings.

by J. Staff November 19, 2021November 29, 2021
Workers at the site of the excavation in the Lachish Forest. (Photo/JTA-Emil Aladjem-Israel Antiquities Authority)
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Ruins of a Hellenistic fortress show ‘tangible evidence’ of Hanukkah story, Israeli archaeologists say

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA November 18, 2021
These colorful Hanukkah candles are among this year's offerings at the Women of Isaiah Gift Shop in Lafayette.
Posted inHanukkah

Don’t get burned! How and where to get Hanukkah candles in the Bay Area

by Liz Harris November 17, 2021November 22, 2021
Pomegranate molasses brisket and potato latkes from “52 Shabbats.” (Photo/Clara Rice)
Posted inHanukkah

Hanukkah preview of ‘52 Shabbats’: brisket, latkes and challah fritters

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer November 12, 2021December 27, 2021

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