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Hanukkah

A Hanukkah celebration at the Eiffel Tower in 2016. (Photo/Flickr-Chabad.org CC BY 2.0)
Posted inAnalysis

How a Hanukkah faux-pas ignited a political firestorm in France

by Robert Zaretsky December 11, 2023
a child lights a menorah
Posted inNews

‘All about light overcoming darkness’: How U.S. Jews are celebrating Hanukkah with Israel at war

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis December 7, 2023
Rabbi Nosson Potash of Cole Valley Chabad fills a menorah made out of a Qassam rocket with candles as his 4-year-old son Shimon looks on. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inReligion

S.F. Chabad rabbi’s menorah turns a Qassam rocket into a beacon of peace

Natalie Weinstein in downtown San Francisco, Feb. 24, 2026. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Natalie Weinstein November 30, 2023December 4, 2023
Fruit and Nut Couscous Cake, one of Faith Kramer's recipes for the seventh night of Hanukkah AKA Chag haBanot. (Photo/Faith Kramer)
Posted inRecipe

Baklava cheesecake and more for Hanukkah’s ‘Festival of the Daughters’

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer November 30, 2023December 20, 2023
(From left) Vice President Kamala Harris, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Rabbi Mychal Copeland and Kirsti Copeland at a Hanukkah party at the Naval Observatory in Washington, Dec. 18, 2022. (Photo/Courtesy White House-Samantha Appleton)
Posted inNews

Why S.F.’s LGBTQ synagogue sent a menorah (and rabbi) to the Vice President’s house

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss December 23, 2022December 28, 2022
Power outages are commonplace across Ukraine as Russia continues to attack power stations. Here is a view of Lviv, Dec. 12, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Pavlo Palamarchuk-Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

In Ukraine, Hanukkah candles are a lifeline in the midst of power outages

by Steve Lipman and JTA December 15, 2022
Shoshi the ox refuses to work on the Sabbath in "Shoshi's Shabbat" by Caryn Yacowitz.
Posted inColumns

‘Shoshi’s Shabbat’ and ‘The Peddler’s Gift’: Children’s books by local authors celebrate Jewish values

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten December 15, 2022December 16, 2022
The Healdsburg City Council (from left): Ron Edwards, Chris Herrod, Mayor Ariel Kelley, Evelyn Mitchell and Vice Mayor David Hagele. (Photo/Facebook)
Posted inNews

Healdsburg selects first Jewish mayor since 19th century

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene December 13, 2022December 14, 2022
Target's array of Hanukkah mugs represents just a small swath of the national retailer's 2022 Hanukkah collection. (Photo/JTA-Philissa Cramer)
Posted inU.S.

The Hanukkah merch market has exploded. But are Jews feeling more represented?

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA December 13, 2022December 14, 2022
Dynamo in San Francisco is known for its fancy, artisanal doughnuts. (Photo/dynamodonut.com)
Posted inFood

Where to get a great box of doughnuts in the Bay Area this Hanukkah

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky December 13, 2022November 20, 2023

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