Hanukkah

Hanukkah photography exhibit offers a window into Hasidic Jewish life

by Curt Schleier (via JTA) – When the Yiddish New York Festival kicked off on the first night of Hanukkah, the coincidence of the weeklong…


Want your interfaith kids to love Hanukkah? Expose them to Jewish traditions year-round.

by Roberta Rosenthal Kwall CHICAGO (JTA) — During a season where signs of Christmas seem to be on every corner, many Jewish parents in interfaith families…


Disney’s ‘Elena of Avalor’ Hanukkah episode is a win for representation

by Sarah Aroeste (This article originally appeared on Kveller.) When Disney first announced that it would be airing a Hanukkah episode of its popular series…


‘Goodnight Bubbala’ and other Hanukkah-themed children’s books for the holiday season

by Penny Schwartz BOSTON (JTA) — As a child, Sheryl Haft was captivated by the sounds of her grandparents speaking Yiddish. Sing-songy terms of endearment…


Reflections on Chanukah

by Rabbi Zolly Claman Edmonton) –  Our physical world reflects our personal world in so many ways. Sometimes we can learn about ourselves by looking…