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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!
Ten powerful things were created in the world: mountains are hard, but iron cuts through them; iron is hard, but fire melts it; fire is strong, but water extinguishes it; water is strong, but clouds bear it; clouds are strong, but wind scatters them; wind is strong, but the body contains it; the body is strong, but fear breaks it; fear is potent, but wine dispels it; wine is powerful, but sleep assuages it; and stronger than all these is death. But charity delivers from death.
— Talmud, Bava Batra 10a
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How to unmask a blessing in disguise:
Stare it in the face and say, “I know you are not just a lousy day or bad luck. I know you are a good friend—even if for the life of me I cannot determine how. I know there is only one Source of All Things, and nothing can convince me that evil descends from Above. Evil descends fr...
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