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Chanukah Stories
Tales of Light
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I was walking by the waterfront and a young man in a black hat ran up to me and politely asked, “Excuse me, are you Jewish?”
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In September 1990 I went off to defend a country that I was prohibited from entering. The “Jewish” on my dog tag remained as clear and unmistakable as the American star on the hood of every Army truck . . .
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It didn't blow out, there was no smoke, it just was not there anymore. It was as if it just flew off...
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The candles are burning low and he is staring at them. Flame meets flame and a soul ignites . . .
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"It's Chanukah," cried Nachman, "the festival of miracles! We'll do the mitzvah the way it should be done. Not in some rusty can fished out from the garbage..."
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Night was when a creature's true colors were revealed, they use the cover of darkness for their darkest deeds
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He slowly tries lighting the fourth and fifth. I close my eyes for the miracle, but there is none.
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During the Iranian occupation of the American embassy, Rabbi Hershberg was scheduled to travel to Iran
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There are 50 states in the US, said the Rebbe, and all but one allowed Jewish inmates to light Chanukah candles
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My best friend was a girl of my age named Jeanette. One morning when I came to play, I saw her family being forced at gunpoint into a truck. I ran home and told my mother. “Don’t worry,” she said, “Jeanette will be back soon . . .”
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My very own roommate, Jen, the Japanese-American, looked at me and said, loud and clear, "Bad Jew… off to the showers with you!"
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She is a small woman, barely five feet tall. Her two feet tall candelabra was more than just a candle-holder
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It was just a postcard with a simple message, but to me it was a wonderful Chanukah present
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He climbed up the steep mountainside, searching for help. It was an arduous climb, particularly because of the scorching sun
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My father's version is both melodic and mournful, complete with crashing crescendos and lilting liturgy. It is emotionally evocative of both the highs and lows in Jewish history...
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My Chanukah Lesson
Something was wrong. Almost in slow motion, I looked at the floor, and realized that it was glistening unnaturally.
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