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Andy Cohen, Clementines release three new Hanukkah ice cream flavors

Andy Cohen, Clementines release three new Hanukkah ice cream flavors

Published November 14, 2021

One of our favorite St. Louis Jewish celebrities continues to bring a bit of sweetness to our lives. At the beginning of the month we told you that Andy Cohen now has his own ice cream flavor. In partnership with Clementine’s Naughty and Nice Creamery,...

Let Cafe La Vie cook your Hanukkah meal

Let Cafe La Vie cook your Hanukkah meal

Published November 14, 2021

Hanukkah is a holiday bursting with meaning, ideas that we can apply to our daily lives. We eat traditional foods fried in oil at our Hanukkah meal to remind us of the miracles and bravery of our forefathers. Admittedly, preparing an entire holiday meal...

Hey Starbucks — where are the Hanukkah seasonal lattes?

Mira Fox, The ForwardPublished November 14, 2021

For many people, it’s not truly fall until Starbucks launches the Pumpkin Spice Latte. The same goes for Christmas season; when the coffee chain’s iconic red, white and green Christmas cups, filled with seasonal drinks like peppermint, chestnut praline...

An image from the 2019 Hanukkah Hullabaloo. Photo: Phillip Hamer

Heading for the Big Top: Brothers Lazaroff on Hanukkah Hullabaloo’s 11th year

ELLEN FUTTERMAN, Editor-in-ChiefPublished November 14, 2021

We caught up with David and Jeff Lazaroff in advance of the 11th annual Hanukkah Hullabaloo at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4 at The Big Top, 3401 Washington Blvd., in Grand Center. Their band, Brothers Lazaroff, will perform with Rabbi James Stone Goodman...

Meet the Jewish founder of the world’s only bobblehead museum, and his Hanukkah bobbles

Meet the Jewish founder of the world’s only bobblehead museum, and his Hanukkah bobbles

Published November 12, 2021

(JTA) — A crochet museum in Joshua Tree, California features countless crochet animals that appear in airport ads worldwide. The National Mustard Museum in Wisconsin was founded by a Jewish condiment aficionado. In February 2019, another niche museum...

Shabbos candles, Chanukah flames, and the light of a Jewish woman

Shabbos candles, Chanukah flames, and the light of a Jewish woman

Mimi DavidPublished November 10, 2021

In Hebrew there is a saying that “M’at min ha’ohr docheh harbay min ha’choshech,” a small bit of light dispels a great deal of darkness.  Anyone who has experienced a blackout in the middle of night knows this is true:  The light of one small...

Looking for Hanukkah books for kids? Here are some recommendations from PJ Library

Looking for Hanukkah books for kids? Here are some recommendations from PJ Library

JEN BAER, Special to the Jewish LightPublished November 10, 2021

Saying the word “snow” in my house is akin to other four-letter words that are less-than-polite. With the days getting shorter and darker, I like to subject my kids to listening to my off-key rendition of Debbie Boone’s hit from the 70’s, “You...

Padma Lakshmi heads to the Lower East Side for a Hanukkah edition of Hulu’s ‘Taste the Nation’

Padma Lakshmi heads to the Lower East Side for a Hanukkah edition of Hulu’s ‘Taste the Nation’

Published November 5, 2021

(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Padma Lakshmi’s “Taste the Nation,” the acclaimed food docuseries, returned to Hulu this week — with schmaltz and pickles. In a special, four-part holiday edition, Lakshmi highlights traditional holiday foods...

Our calling is to follow our inner Jacob

Our calling is to follow our inner Jacob

Rabbi Carnie Shalom RosePublished November 4, 2021

“And the twins struggled in her womb, and she said, “If so, why do I exist?” And she went to inquire of the LORD. And the LORD answered her, “Two nations are in your womb. Two separate peoples shall issue forth from your body. One people shall...

Hanukkah pajamas for the entire family: 2021 Edition

Hanukkah pajamas for the entire family: 2021 Edition

Lior Zaltzman, KvellerPublished November 4, 2021

Guess what? Though it may feel as if 2021 is dragging on forever, it’s not too early to start thinking about Hanukkah! This year, Hanukkah starts on the evening of November 28, making it an almost-Thanksgivukkah. Since we’re all still staying...

An image from the 2019 Hanukkah Hullabaloo. Photo: Phillip Hamer

Brothers Lazaroff Hanukkah Hullabaloo to take place Dec. 4

Published November 2, 2021

They’re back . . . live and in person. After the COVID-19 pandemic turned last year’s event virtual, Brothers Lazaroff is excited to be back in-person for 2021’s Hanukkah Hullabaloo, the band’s 11th annual, Saturday, Dec. 4 from 7 to 10 p.m....

Hanukkah's just a month away: Here are four children's books for the holiday

Hanukkah’s just a month away: Here are four children’s books for the holiday

Published October 27, 2021

With the first night of Hanukkah roughly a month away (Hanukkah starts the night of Nov. 28 this year), shoppers are sure to be in the thick of present buying. Why not make things a little easier on them and suggest a great book (or four)? These titles...

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