Category: Hanukkah Reflections

Show me how you spell Hanukkah and I'll tell you about your music taste. Don't worry, I'll make tons of assumptions about you.

Max DuBoff December 18, 2024 Hanukkah Hanukkah Reflections

Hanukkah—when we read about the Maccabees resisting assimilation and Joseph embracing it—is a time to look at the art of assimilation wisely.

Rabbi David Baum December 14, 2023 Hanukkah Hanukkah Reflections

Elevating in sanctity the celebration of Hanukah, means lighting one more candle each night. What else can we learn from this?

Rabbi Sydni Adler Rubinstein December 8, 2023 Hanukkah Hanukkah Reflections

What is healthy Jewish pride? While exploring the past, present, and future of Chanukah, Rabbi Bernat-Kunin proposes a new home ritual.

Rabbi Gordon Bernat-Kunin, PhD May 10, 2023 Hanukkah Hanukkah Reflections

Conservative/Masorti prayer books include the Hebrew letter "vav" in the blessing for the miracle of Hanukkah. What is its secret?

Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal December 21, 2022 Hanukkah Hanukkah Reflections

DIY Hanukkah: My custom of making a potato menorah and why DIY Judaica can provide a crucial connection to Judaism.

Emily Jaeger December 11, 2022 Food Hanukkah

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