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16 Menorah Facts Every Jew Should Know
The word menorah is Hebrew for “lamp,” and generally refers to the eight-branched candelabra that we light on the Jewish holiday of Chanukah.
The word menorah is Hebrew for “lamp,” and generally refers to the eight-branched candelabra that we light on the Jewish holiday of Chanukah.
14 Meditations to Light Up Your Chanukah
Here are 14 beautiful mini-teachings, couched in the mystical teachings of Judaism, to bring spirituality, light, and warmth to your Chanukah.
Here are 14 beautiful mini-teachings, couched in the mystical teachings of Judaism, to bring spirituality, light, and warmth to your Chanukah.
11 Questions: Play "Kosher True or False"
Do you know everything there is to know about keeping kosher?
Do you know everything there is to know about keeping kosher?
Chanukah Essays
Light and Shadows: What Is Divine Reciprocity?
We don't have to take on an army in order to experience miracles.
We don't have to take on an army in order to experience miracles.
A New Spin on the Dreidel Game
Some say you have to see to believe. I say you have to believe to see.
Some say you have to see to believe. I say you have to believe to see.
Your Questions
Why Is Chanukah 8 (Not 7) Days Long?
The 8 days are because it either took 8 days to become pure or to travel to Tekoa to get new oil. But why is the first day celebrated? Here are 13 reasons.
The 8 days are because it either took 8 days to become pure or to travel to Tekoa to get new oil. But why is the first day celebrated? Here are 13 reasons.
Story
Chanukah Lights in Soviet Prison
"How would I obtain oil and wicks in a sealed-off prison cell? And even if I did get them, how would I hide them from the guards?"
"How would I obtain oil and wicks in a sealed-off prison cell? And even if I did get them, how would I hide them from the guards?"
Were My Wealthy Hosts Fugitive Nazis?
No matter how much I tried to forget about my Jewish roots, it kept emerging front and center in my life, sometimes in frightening ways.
No matter how much I tried to forget about my Jewish roots, it kept emerging front and center in my life, sometimes in frightening ways.
Parshah
Osnat: A Woman Who Shows Us How to Be a Victor, Not a Victim
Like many of us, Osnat was raised in an environment not conducive to Torah values.
Like many of us, Osnat was raised in an environment not conducive to Torah values.
The Slow Road to Instant Success
Does one really become an overnight success from one moment to the next? It normally takes years of quiet work.
Does one really become an overnight success from one moment to the next? It normally takes years of quiet work.
For Your Miketz Study Group (PDF)
This weekly study packet is part of theJewishwoman.org “Be a Leader” initiative. Print it out and learn it with your study group.
This weekly study packet is part of theJewishwoman.org “Be a Leader” initiative. Print it out and learn it with your study group.
Lifestyle
Edible Goblets for Parshat Miketz
Create elegant and tasty goblets to represent the events of Parshat Miketz!
Create elegant and tasty goblets to represent the events of Parshat Miketz!
G-d acquired five acquisitions in His world: the Torah is one aquisition, the heavens and the earth is one aquisition, Abraham is one aquisition, the people of Israel is one aquisition, and the Holy Temple is one aquisition
— Ethics of Fathers, 6:10
Print Magazine
The month before Rosh Hashanah, taught Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, is a precious month. For thirty days, you can find the Ultimate King awaiting you outside the city, on a rustic path that winds through an empty meadow.
What’s the advantage of meeting the King in a meadow?
Because when you meet the King in His palace...
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