Liven up Your Latkes! 5 Variations to Try This Chanukah
When you think of Chanukah, you think of latkes. The crispy, salty potato treats are perhaps the most well-known Jewish food, and with good...
Chanukah Gift Guide
Rebecca Brown
Eight nights of lights means gifts galore, and we’ve got you covered!
For the adventure-seeker who’s always on the go, think smart: packing cubes,...
Chanukah: Life on the Threshold
I love Chanukah,” a friend of mine remarked recently. “It’s the perfect holiday for introverts.”
I get what she means. There’s certainly a marked contrast...
We Were Supposed to Have a Christmas Baby. Instead, We Got a Chanukah Miracle.
Ben Shragge | Kveller
There’s nothing wrong with being born on Christmas. Many noteworthy individuals have a December 24th or 25th birthday. Not, of course,...
At Congregation Etz Hayim, a month of Chanukah celebrations
Congregation Etz Hayim had a big calendar of activities during the month of December.
“We really fill the days with Chanukah celebrations that make kids...
The shamash is the hidden light within us
By Rabbi Corey Helfand
This week’s Torah portion is Miketz, Genesis 41:1 - 44:17.
I have always found it interesting that we light the Chanukah candles...
First night lights
The first light of Chanukah appeared atop the National Menorah near the White House on Sunday evening. Lighting the National Menorah, a tradition in...
MoCo menorah lighting takes place in shadow of hate acts
"We are welcome. We are part of this community,” Montgomery County Council Vice President Andrew Friedson declared to the hundreds of people gathered at...
Public menorah-lightings withstand controversy, antisemitism, pandemic
The crowd for this year’s National Menorah lighting in Washington, D.C., is expected to exceed 4,000 guests. That’s the estimate of Rabbi Levi Shemtov,...
Slicing lox with Sam Lerner
Sam Lerner could make a good case that the deli is like a synagogue, a house of gathering for Jews. If so, he’s the...