Posts Tagged: Hanukkah
A History of Hanukkah and Jewish Survival
We like to think that Hanukkah was the great victory of Judah, the son of Mattiyahu the Priest (who initiated the resistance) against the mighty...
A Hanukkah Guide for the Perplexed, 2024
Here are eight things to know about Hanukkah, as the holiday begins tomorrow night: 1. A bust of Judah the Maccabee is displayed at West Point...
Hanukkah Celebrations Are Being Cancelled Due to Explicit and Implicit Antisemitism
Anyone still clinging to the belief that there is a difference between hating Jews and wanting Israel to disappear now needs to explain away another...
A Hanukkah Guide for the Perplexed, 2023
As Hanukkah begins on Thursday, here are eight facts you might not know about the "Festival of Lights": 1. According to Israel’s Founding Father, David Ben-Gurion,...
Rabbis From Across Arab World Celebrate Hanukkah
Rabbis throughout the Muslim world are calling on Jews to join them in celebrating Hanukkah. "Chanukah means dedication, celebrating the rededication of the Holy Temple in...
Biden to Strongly Condemn Antisemitism at White House Hanukkah Reception
President Biden on Monday evening is expected to strongly condemn rising antisemitism at the White House’s Hanukkah reception on the second night of the holiday,...
In Haifa, Jews and Christian Arabs Celebrate the Holidays Together
i24 News - Like every year, Haifa, the "northern capital" of Israel, known for the cohabitation between its Jewish and Arab residents, celebrates in a...
Hanukkah Irony: The Holiday’s Real Message is Alien to Most American Jews
According to the most recent authoritative study of American Jewry, conducted in 2020 by the Pew Research Institute, approximately 80% of respondents said they owned...
The World Is Growing Dark with Antisemitism, We Must Bring the Light
JNS.org - During Hanukkah, we sing about the Maccabee warriors who overcame an evil force that sought to destroy the Jewish people. They were the...
Hanukkah and the History of Antisemitism
As children at Hanukkah time, we would sing “Maoz Tzur Yeshuati" as we lit the candles. This translates as, “The strength of my Rock [referring...
Israeli Officials Light Hanukkah Menorahs at Western Wall as Victim of Palestinian Gunman Honored
i24 News – In a ceremony at the Western Wall, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Defense Minister Benny Gantz lit menorahs to mark the...
A Call to Action: Join the Maccabees
JNS.org - Hanukkah is a joyous time, as it should be. But many Jews celebrate it superficially, merely by eating latkes and sufganiyot, spinning dreidels...
Why Celebrate Hanukkah?
For some, Hanukkah is just a Jewish answer to Christmas. But why do we make such a fuss of it? Isn’t it just glorifying militarism? Two...
Does Hanukkah Make You Uncomfortable? This Year Ask Why
The Festival of Lights has long caused confusion. The Talmud in "Tractate Shabbat" asks bluntly: “What is Hanukkah?” The always reliable New York Times published an...
