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Hanukkah

A white card reads: "What do you fear is more harmful to Jews in the 2020s? A. The patriarchy. B. The cost of Jewish education. C. Taking the Pew Report seriously. D. Chocolate hummus."
Posted inHanukkah

Test your Jewish cred in new party game Jewish Card Revoked

by Dan Pine November 3, 2021November 10, 2021
Bed, Bath and Beyond quickly pulled a Hanukkah pillow that used a Passover phrase. (Photo/JTA-Alma-Emily Burack)
Posted inHolidays

‘Tis the season for Hanukkah retail fails

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA November 1, 2021November 23, 2021
Marilyn Heiss is a regular volunteer in Glide Memorial Church's meal program — which is where she'll be on Christmas.
Posted inHolidays

Even Christmas is different for Jews this pandemic year

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 21, 2020December 21, 2020
One last look at some of the menorahs at the end of the "Menorah Memories" event, Dec. 16, 2020.
Posted inHanukkah

Sharing ‘Menorah Memories’ with J. and Value Culture

by J. Staff December 17, 2020
a lit menorah
Posted inOpinion

From a dark 2020 to a shining 2021

by J. Editorial Board December 17, 2020December 17, 2020
a lit menorah
Posted inFamily Matters

How to combat dad’s extra loneliness this holiday season

Rita Clancy by Rita Clancy December 15, 2020
A video played at AJC's "Diplomacy at 75" event included several clips of newsreel footage of San Francisco from the time of the founding of the U.N. (Screenshot from Facebook)
Posted inHanukkah

San Francisco diplomats celebrate AJC, UN Charter and Hanukkah

by Dan Pine December 15, 2020December 16, 2020
A kid hoping for a puppy as a present in Daveed Diggs' new Hanukkah song. (Screenshot from YouTube)
Posted inHanukkah

‘They also happen to be Jewish’: Daveed Diggs on representing Jews of color in his new Hanukkah video

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA December 14, 2020
The menorah in front of Alameda City Hall was found smashed on the first day of Hanukkah, Dec. 11, 2020.
Posted inHolidays

Alameda City Hall menorah found in pieces on first day of Hanukkah

by Dan Pine December 11, 2020
Snow falls on a Hanukkah Menorah made of ice in Tomsk, Russia, Dec. 8, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Levy Kaminetsky)
Posted inWorld

A Siberian synagogue has a 10-foot menorah made of ice

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA December 11, 2020

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