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a lit menorah
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Why the ‘light’ Hanukkah story especially resonates in the darkness of today

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg December 3, 2021December 2, 2021

The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Miketz and Hanukkah Genesis 41:1–44:17 According to one version of the Hanukkah story, Hanukkah celebrates […]

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How will we bring a little extra light into the world this Hanukkah?

Rabbi Stacy Friedman by Rabbi Stacy Friedman December 26, 2019December 24, 2019
From "The Punishment of Antiochus" by Gustave Doré
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What Hanukkah teaches us about the pressure to conform

Rabbi Joel Landau by Rabbi Joel Landau December 6, 2018
Detail from "Joseph Interprets the Dream of Pharaoh," Jean-Adrien Guignet, 19th century
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We all feel alone and forgotten sometimes. Even Joseph the dreamer.

Rabbi Corey Helfand by Rabbi Corey Helfand December 15, 2017December 14, 2017

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