Christmas

Why this Mixed-Race Jew Loves Hanukkah

How the ancient Hanukkah story inspires a modern thinking about race and authenticity

Holiday Resources for LGBTQ, Interfaith Families

Navigating December as an interfaith family can be both challenging and rewarding.

A Rabbi’s Christmas Message

With the flurry of discussion about how Jewish and interfaith families are handling the confluence of Hanukkah and Christmas this ...

How to Add Some Competitive Excitement to Your Hanukkah Party

I’ve been joking this year that with Hanukkah starting on Christmas Eve, our holiday doesn’t have a chance to compete ...

Why I’m Not Afraid of Natalie Portman’s Christmas Tree

Jewish actress Natalie Portman announced to Jimmy Fallon that she is going to have a Christmas tree for the first ...

Who is this Shmelf the Hanukkah Elf?

It’s not even Rosh Hashanah, and some people are already talking about Hanukkah! There’s a new children’s book: Shmelf the ...

Angels We Have Heard on High

“Merry Christmas,” says this pulpit rabbi and co-chair of the Jewish Renewal movement. Regardless of our theologies and beliefs, the message ...

My Jewish Son’s Love of Christmas

My wife and I are a multiracial couple. She’s Black. I’m White. Our 4-year-old son is biracial.My wife grew up ...

Should Hanukkah Be The Jewish Christmas?

As the calendar flips to December, nightfall comes ever earlier, and many of us don our winter coats for the ...

A Recipe for Homemade Hanukkah

As a convert, I have always felt a special responsibility to actively choose Judaism. Each new choice I make reminds ...