Chanukah (Hanukkah)

So much of our life is based on stats. The stock market, the winning team’s scores, our health and fitness tracker; to name a few. Is quality over quantity a worn cliché or a true approach to life? Learn an approach that goes beyond a spreadsheet.

Ingredients: 2 cups flour ½ tsp. baking soda 5 eggs 1 tbsp. cognac 2 tbsp. water 1 quart (1 liter) oil Powdered sugar Directions: Mix the flour, baking soda, eggs, cognac and water until mixture comes together in a ball. Knead. Cover the dough with plasti...

Doughnut Ingredients: 3 tbsp. dry yeast 1 tsp. sugar ½ cup warm water 3 cups flour ⅓ cup sugar 2½ tbsp. butter (or oil) 2 eggs Canola oil for frying Confectioners sugar for dusting Directions: Pour the warm water, yeast and 1 tsp. sugar into a small bowl....

Ingredients: 4 Yukon Gold potatoes ½ sweet onion 2 eggs 1 ¼ tsp. salt canola oil for frying Directions: Grate the onion and potatoes into a medium-sized bowl. Add the eggs and salt and mix to combine. Heat oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. When o...

The parshah of Mikeitz contains 147 verses and the mnemonic for it are the Judean Kings ‘Yechezkiyahu’ and ‘Amaziah’. Explore the coded message in this Masoretic note and its connection to the general themes of the Parshah, as well as the coinciding holid...

The menorah of the Holy Temple, the Shabbat candles and the Chanukah lights—three movements in the divinely-ordained mission of illuminating all of existence. This class will explore these stages on a historical and personal level.

Why the Talmudic sages chose to omit the miraculous military victory from the Chanukah celebration.

True dedication is an old-school value that’s hard to find nowadays. It’s the ability to overlook yourself and become completely dedicated to the needs of another. Chanukah means “dedication,” and its story teaches us the secret of Jewish dedication.