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Holiday Traditions Stretch Back into History: Celebrating Hanukkah, the “Festival of Light”
January 2, is the final night of Hanukkah (Chanukah), which this year began on December 25, coinciding with Christmas. This ...
How Jewish communities across Maine are celebrating Hanukkah
While the core traditions—lighting the menorah, reciting prayers, and enjoying traditional foods—remain consistent, each community adds its unique touch.
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‘Untraditional’ Hanukkah celebrations are often full of traditions for Jews of color
Hanukkah, the Jewish “festival of lights,” commemorates ... white employers; and African foods. Drawing on all these ...
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Hanukkah: Commemorating 2,000 years of Tradition, Light and Resilience
December is full of celebrations. Hanukkah is one of the oldest holidays celebrated. People have celebrated the Jewish ...
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Potato latkes really aren’t that old. Here’s their true history.
Potato latkes aren't really that old — but they *feel* old. That's what scholars call an "invented tradition," writes SFSU ...
Aiken's Adath Yeshurun Synagogue celebrates Hanukkah with traditional songs, food
The lyrics of a traditional song — "Hanukkah, oh Hanukkah" — rang through the basement of Aiken's Adath Yeshurun Synagogue ...
Hanukkah celebrations have changed dramatically − but the same is true of Christmas
Hanukkah is not the Jewish Christmas. Articles and op-eds in newspapers remind readers of that fact every year, lamenting ...
Menorah lit at Twelve Corners for fourth night of Hanukkah
Saturday evening marked the fourth night of Hanukkah. Leaders at the Chabad Center led a menorah lighting at Twelve Corners ...
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Scranton JCC hosts third annual Hanukkah festival this Sunday with a Super Mario twist
The Scranton JCC is gearing up for their third annual Hanukkah festival that will be held this Sunday from 1 to 4. The ...
Hanukkah shines its light on Culver City, Southern California
Chabad of Culver City hosted its seventh annual Hanukkah event on The Culver Steps in the center of town, with some 200 ...
10 surprising facts you may not know about Hanukkah
Hanukkah is one of the most famous holidays in the Jewish calendar, but here are facts about the Festival of Lights that you ...
How do you spell Hanukkah? And what’s with all the jelly doughnuts? 8 things to know
Hanukkah is not a holiday to sit all day in synagogue and pray. It’s more of a holiday to eat potato pancakes and jelly doughnuts, listen to comedian Adam Sandler’s Hanukkah song, light candles each ...