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Hanukkah

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
Public menorah lighting in Tiburon, Nov. 28. (Photo/Instagram @ecachette)
Posted inNews

Nextdoor gripes aside, Tiburon now has its own town menorah

Jew,  Jewish,  J. The Jewish News of Northern California
Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss November 30, 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
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
Workers at the site of the excavation in the Lachish Forest. (Photo/JTA-Emil Aladjem-Israel Antiquities Authority)
Posted inNews

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
four latkes on a platter, next to small bowls of sour cream and apple sauce
Posted inHanukkah

Want someone else to cook the latkes? These local joints are here to help.

by J. Staff November 10, 2021March 15, 2022
Scholar, blues guitarist and cantorial scion Jeremiah Lockwood's new album is “A Great Miracle: Jeremiah Lockwood’s Guitar Soli Hanukkah Album.”
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Jeremiah Lockwood’s new ‘Great Miracle’ album embraces Hanukkah nostalgia, sans shlock

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky November 5, 2021December 3, 2025
a lit menorah
Posted inColumns

Horoscopes for month of Kislev: Shining the light of truth in an unjust world 

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude November 4, 2021November 3, 2021

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