Lior Zaltzman, Kveller
• Published 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...
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....
(JTA) — “Deck the halls with matzo balls”? Hanukkah menorahs with 12 candles?
Products with misfired Hanukkah messages have drawn complaints for years, but this year major retailers are responding quickly to customer complaints about Hanukkah...
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...
(JTA) — For Jewish fans of American Girl dolls, Hanukkah came early this year.
Last week, the popular doll company released a new set of holiday doll outfits and accessories to diversify its holiday outfits. Kids can now dress up their dolls in special...
By Shannon Sarna, The Nosher via JTA
• Published December 17, 2020
This article originally appeared in The Nosher.Everyone loves eating latkes. Some people don’t even mind frying the latkes. Almost everyone loathes that post-frying, oil-laden smell that permeates the house after the frying fest of Hanukkah. Here are...
By Eric Berger, Associate Editor
• Published December 9, 2020
The a cappella group Six13 has made their Jewish spins on pop songs a Hanukkah fixture in recent years. In spite of the pandemic, the group released its annual Hanukkah video on Dec. 8. The New York-based six-man group paid homage to pop star Ariana...
By Margi Lenga Kahn, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published December 8, 2020
Another Hanukkah column, I thought with a sigh. Judas Maccabeus, big battle, miracle oil that burned for eight days, yadda, yadda, yadda. And for the food column: latkes, latkes, latkes. Sigh.But then I discovered an entirely new Hanukkah tale, one that...
Have you ever noticed that, no matter how you spell the holiday known as The Festival of Lights, you need eight letters? I like to think of it as one letter per night, whether you prefer Chanukah or Hanukkah. The pandemic puts a different sort of spin...
St. Louis-area Jewish clergy are offering a one-hour online learning session each day of Hanukkah this year. The “Eight Days of EnLIGHTenment” education series is sponsored by the St. Louis Rabbinical and Cantorial Association, whose membership includes...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-Chief
• Published December 3, 2020
This year’s ninth annual News & Schmooze Hanukkah Gift Guide will be different than previous installments, which seems apropos given that 2020 was an altogether different year. The focus this time is on supporting local, since we all know COVID-19...
For Jews, grappling with the physical and spiritual presence of Israel is not optional. Why is this relationship crucial? Israel is part of an unbreakable, interdependent triad that includes God and Torah. All Jews are the Children of Israel. We are...
