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Hanukkah

Rabbi Yosef Langer of Chabad of S.F. lights the Bill Graham menorah in Union Square in 2014. (Photo/Natalie Schrik)
Posted inJewish Life

Kindle the lights and pass the latkes — menorah lightings around the Bay

by J. Staff December 12, 2017December 13, 2017
Cauliflower Rice (Photo/Megan Wolf)
Posted inCulture

With this Asian-inspired menu, Hanukkah food doesn’t have to be so heavy

by Megan Wolf December 11, 2017December 11, 2017
Bake-offs can add some spark to a Hanukkah party. (Photo/JTA-Brianna Soukup-Portland Press Herald-Getty Images)
Posted inJewish Life

4 ways to liven up your Hanukkah party with some friendly competition

by Rachel Jarman Myers December 7, 2017December 7, 2017
From the cover of "Federal Donuts: The (Partially) True Spectacular Story" by chef Michael Solomonov, who will be part of a JCCSF pop-up doughnut event this month
Posted inHolidays

JCCSF teams up with the Federal Donuts team for a Hanukkah pop-up series

by J. Staff December 7, 2017
Stephanie Levin, director of programs at the Peninsula Jewish Community Center, and Rabbi Stephanie Kramer of Congregation Shomrei Torah with Judaica Gift Baskets for fire victims, Dec. 2017 (Photo/Caroline Poland)
Posted inNews

Baskets of Judaica brighten Hanukkah for fire-affected families

Elissa Einhorn by Elissa Einhorn December 6, 2017December 6, 2017
A scene from "MeshugaNutcracker"
Posted inCulture

Local favorite ‘MeshugaNutcracker’ goes from stage big screen

by Rob Gloster December 5, 2017March 23, 2018
From the cover of "Hanukkah Harvie vs. Santa Claus: The Christmukkah Kerfuffle"
Posted inParenting

8 kids’ Hanukkah books that are a mixture of traditions

by Penny Schwartz December 5, 2017December 4, 2017
Ayelet Waldman argues the case against Hanukkah while Rabbi Sydney Mintz Skypes in. (Photo/Courtesy Reboot)
Posted inJewish Life

O Hanukkah! No Hanukkah! Holiday debated in S.F.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 4, 2017December 6, 2017
Posted inTheater

Award-winning Hanukkah book gets stage debut in Mountain View

by Rob Gloster December 4, 2017March 23, 2018
Rachel Kor's Blue Crinkle Hanukkah Cookies (Photo/Rachel Kor)
Posted inCulture

Getting in the Hanukkah spirit begins with these Crinkle Cookies

Rachel Kor by Rachel Kor December 4, 2017December 1, 2017

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