Jackie Hajdenberg, JTA
• Published December 13, 2022
(JTA) — The eight crazy nights of Hanukkah came early for Adam Sandler when the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced Tuesday that the comedian and actor would be honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at a ceremony in March.
The...
Barbara Ballinger and Margaret Crane
• Published December 13, 2022
Baby, it's cold outside and we're busy working, wrapping gifts, writing holiday notes and cooking to avoid heading out as temperatures dip and snow flurries swirl. But what we cook and how has changed as we've aged.
In today's world, especially during...
Philissa Cramer, JTA
• Published December 13, 2022
(JTA) — It was early November when Nicholas Wymer-Santiago walked into his local Target in Austin, Texas, and realized it was beginning to feel a lot like Hanukkah.
Instead of an endcap with a limited array of Hanukkah basics, as he had seen in...
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Hanukkah’s profile has grown over the years due to its proximity to Christmas. It’s also true that because of this nearness, it is the Jewish holiday most Christians are familiar with. And yet, while...
By Nate Bloom, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published December 13, 2022
The animated film “Diary of a Whimpy Kid: Roderick Rules” began streaming on Dec. 2. ED ASNER, who died in 2021 at age 91, has a starring (voice) role. Asner, a Kansas City native, loved to work and at the time of his death he had completed 10 TV...
Hanukkah is probably the most fun holiday the Jewish calendar has to offer. And for good reason, too. Not only is it a beautiful festival of light, but it involves plenty of fried goodness, chocolates, gifts, family and friends. Still not convinced? Scroll...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published December 13, 2022
As visitors wind through the new 4,500-square-foot exhibit, “Vietnam: At War & At Home,” they may stop at a small, encased display focusing on the United States Air Force. Included in this display are a Distinguished Flying Cross medal set and...
Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published December 13, 2022
The Brothers Lazaroff, Rabbi James Stone Goodman and the Eight Nights Orchestra took the stage at the Grandel Theatre Dec. 3 for the 12th annual Hanukkah Hullaballoo concert.
Proceeds from this year’s event go to the Jewish Community Center in...
Lior Zaltzman, Kveller
• Published December 13, 2022
Amy Schumer may be funny, but she definitely doesn’t use humor to hide her real-life struggles. In fact, the comedian and actress use her huge platform (10.9 million followers on Instagram!) to raise awareness about everything from IVF to hyperemesis...
By Alan Zeitlin, JNS
• Published December 12, 2022
(JNS) Growing up in New York state, Freddie Feldman never made a challah. But the Skokie, Ill., resident is on a hot streak, having made a challah or matzah every Friday for the past 138 weeks. And he isn’t cooking up any regular kind.
The 48-year-old,...
BY ELLEN HARRIS, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published December 12, 2022
Is there anything better on chilly, dark winter days than cozying up with a mug of steaming hot chocolate and a good book?
The Jewish authors of these five memoirs are introspective and candid. Two tell of guilt and shame. Two take us along their journeys...
Editor’s note: Amy Fenster Brown was part of the Light’s 2015 Class of Unsung Heroes because of her outstanding volunteer contributions. Here, she writes about what she knows, though she isn’t one to tout her many achievements.
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