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What to know about Hanukkah and how it’s celebrated around the world
Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah — a multibranched candelabra.
Hanukkah and Christmas make for a delightful mashup — so why not celebrate it all?
Wait. Christmas and the first night of Hanukkah fall on the same day this year? December 25th! Thank God! Finally! Can we please keep this up?! My extended family is a mishmash of Jews and Catholics,
What to know about Hanukkah, which starts Dec. 25
Hanukkah, an important holiday in the Jewish calendar, is celebrated for eight days every year. This year, the holiday falls between Dec. 25 and Jan. 2. The holiday commemorates the triumph of a small army of Jewish fighters and the rededication of a Jewish temple around 164 BCE,
The Nation on MSN
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Auctioning Off Judaism’s Past
As the collections of Sir Moses Montefiore and David Solomon Sassoon go under the hammer today, what's the future for rare ...
Jewish Journal
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Slightly Odd, Weirdly Magical: the Jews
We would do well to remember the many ways we Jews continue to enjoy a unique and positive role in America, and to use that ...
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In a calendar rarity, Hanukkah starts this year on Christmas Day
Hanukkah, Judaism’s eight-day Festival of Lights, begins this year on Christmas Day, only the fourth time that’s happened ...
The Times of Israel
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True Judaism has no disdain or dislike for the mundane and material world
The center of Jewish life is the Jewish home, not the synagogue prayers. Mindless prayer is no prayer, but neither is thought ...
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Archaeologists uncover earliest known evidence of Christianity north of the Alps: 'Unusual for this time'
Archaeologists have recently publicized the earliest known evidence of Christianity north of Italy, calling the discovery one ...
The Sentinel
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Faith in Focus: Chronicling a journey of conversion to Judaism
After a while I decided that I wanted formally to become Jewish. I was referred by the rabbi at the synagogue to a class for ...
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Christmas and Hanukkah fall on same day - Meaning, countdown, why is this rarest of rare auspicious occasion?
Judaism’s festival Hanukkah is beginning on Christmas Day, which is December 25. This has happened only four times in last ...
The Jewish Exponent
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YOU SHOULD KNOW … Jonah Abrams
Jonah Abrams is a 33-year-old husband and father who was raised in a Reconstructionist family in Elkins Park. He spent many ...
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This Chrismukkah, Latkes and Eggnog Go Together
The first night of Hanukkah and Christmas Day converge for the first time since 2005. What are families who celebrate both to ...
The New Yorker
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Converting to Judaism in the Wake of October 7th
For decades, I maintained a status quo of living like a Jew without being one. When I finally pursued conversion, I discovered that I was part of a larger movement born of crisis.
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When Christmas and Hanukkah Collide, Beware of Fire Hazards
Celebrating both holidays at once poses challenges for mixed-faith couples; break out the Yamaclaus ...
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