Posts Tagged: What is Hanukkah
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,...
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...
A Hanukkah Guide for the Perplexed
Historical context. Hanukkah, the holiday of light, is narrated in the four Books of the Maccabees, The Scroll of Antiochus, and The Wars of the...
The Myths of Hanukkah
There are several myths about Hanukkah, such as that Judah Maccabee defeated the Seleucid Emperor Antiochus decisively and regained independence for the Judean state. Or...
The Miracle of Hanukkah Will Go On
JNS.org - Jewish individuals and families around the world will light the first Hanukkah candle after sundown on December 10, marking the beginning of the...
Lighting Up the World With Hope During Hanukkah
JNS.org - Just saying the word “Hanukkah” brings smiles, as does conjuring up the sight of candles ablaze and hearing the sounds of boisterously off-key...
A Hanukkah Guide for the Perplexed, 2016
1. Hanukkah and Jewish immortality. In 1899, Mark Twain wrote: “Jews constitute but one percent of the human race…, [but] their contributions to literature, science, art, music,...
