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Hanukkah

a teen in a reindeer sweater holding a menorah
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

Dreidels and reindeer — let me love ’em both

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz December 19, 2018
From "The Punishment of Antiochus" by Gustave Doré
Posted inTorah

What Hanukkah teaches us about the pressure to conform

Rabbi Joel Landau by Rabbi Joel Landau December 6, 2018
Faith Kramer's Spiced Turkey Pot Roast
Posted inUncategorized

It’s quick. It’s easy. It’s… Hanukkah turkey?

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer November 30, 2018
a lit menorah
Posted inReligion

Big miracles, yes. But don’t ignore the everyday ones.

by Rabbi Tsipi Gabai November 27, 2018November 27, 2018
a little boy and his dad light the menorah
Posted inHanukkah

8 reasons why Hanukkah is our best holiday

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky November 26, 2018November 28, 2018
a chocolatey drink in a martini glass with a Hanukkah gelt garnish
Posted inHolidays

Reboot pop-up store is a Hanukkah happy place in S.F.

Laura Pall by Laura Paull November 21, 2018November 22, 2018
Jewish partisan fighters in 1944
Posted inJewish Life

In Hanukkah 1943, celebrating WWII as the ‘New Maccabean War’

by J. Staff December 18, 2017December 15, 2017
Home for Hanukkah with the Gilberts
Posted inJewish Life

Twinkling holiday lights overshadow my Jewish center

by Nicki Gilbert December 17, 2017December 15, 2017
You're seriously trying to tell us this isn't Christian?
Posted inHolidays

How to tell people you’re perfectly fine without Christmas

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler December 15, 2017
A protester and sheriff’s deputy near at the Standing Rock protest in 2016 (Photo/Nanette Phillips)
Posted inOpinion

Standing Rock, Hanukkah, and miracles of resistance against tyranny

Ami Goodman by Ami Goodman December 14, 2017December 14, 2017

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