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Chanukah
Who Were the Maccabees?
The Maccabees were Jewish fighters who led the revolt against the Syrian Greek ruling class. Their victory is celebrated every year on Hanukkah.
The Maccabees were Jewish fighters who led the revolt against the Syrian Greek ruling class. Their victory is celebrated every year on Hanukkah.
The Best Gift You Can Give Your Children This Chanukah? A Financial Education!
What is the difference between giving our children money, or a bike or scooter?
What is the difference between giving our children money, or a bike or scooter?
13 Chanukah (Hanukkah) Myths and Misconceptions
Who did the Maccabees fight? Did the Rabbis suppress Chanukah? Find out here!
Who did the Maccabees fight? Did the Rabbis suppress Chanukah? Find out here!
Your Questions
Must I Give Gifts Every Night of Chanukah?
An underlying theme of Chanukah (and Chanukah gelt) is Jewish education.
An underlying theme of Chanukah (and Chanukah gelt) is Jewish education.
Parshah
Emotional Starvation
When we understand that bullying behavior is often rooted in emotional starvation, we can respond with compassion and loving strength.
When we understand that bullying behavior is often rooted in emotional starvation, we can respond with compassion and loving strength.
First Person
When I Stopped Praying
Chanukah represents much more than a physical victory. The menorah provides a guide to help us fight our inner, spiritual battles.
Chanukah represents much more than a physical victory. The menorah provides a guide to help us fight our inner, spiritual battles.
I Learned Who I Am in the Greek Islands
I asked myself, “How can you dress one way in one place and a different way in another?” To have one identity at “home” and another one when I was away felt off. It felt contradictory.
I asked myself, “How can you dress one way in one place and a different way in another?” To have one identity at “home” and another one when I was away felt off. It felt contradictory.
A Man at the Supermarket Reminded Me: Chanukah Reflects Giving
I remembered you saying, “If someone, even a stranger, has to bend down to ask, you have to walk over to give.”
I remembered you saying, “If someone, even a stranger, has to bend down to ask, you have to walk over to give.”
Story
The Miracle of the Missing Menorah
Whether it was a silver goblet, an ornate spice box, or the Shabbat candlesticks, all they could do was acknowledge the disappearance
Whether it was a silver goblet, an ornate spice box, or the Shabbat candlesticks, all they could do was acknowledge the disappearance
Lifestyle
This must be the house of G‑d, and this is the gate of heaven . . .
— Jacob, upon waking from his “angels on the ladder” dream on Mount Moriah (Genesis 28:17)
Print Magazine
A gift is a gift, but a gift to one in need is an investment, a seed planted in the ground.
Hidden beneath the earth, a seed decays to nothingness. Yet out of that nothingness it unlocks the endless, transformative power of the earth: The power to reproduce.
The seed germinates. A delicate sprout breaks through the ear...
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