Hanukkah
Eight Ways to Lose Weight on Hanukkah
So everybody knows that Hanukkah is all about miracles, right? I think when it comes to miracles we’re each entitled to our ...
The Hobby Lobby Hanukkah Hubbub
This week, my Facebook news-feed is filled with outrage about the fact that Hobby Lobby won’t carry Hanukkah decorations. Many ...
Chanukah/Hanukkah: So Many Ways to Celebrate
The Daf Yomi (Hebrew for “page a day”), is a program for learning Talmud. Participants study one page a day, ...
“Shalom, Y’all”: An Arkansas Pastor’s Chanukah Wish
This blog originally appeared on Lutheran Confessions, and is re-posted here with permission from the author, Pastor Clint Schnekloth. Although ...
It’s Hanukkah Time! Where’s the Party?
Every December, I am overwhelmed by the magnitude of Jewish celebrations taking place across the United States. This is a ...
Can We Please Stop Re-Fighting Hanukkah?
Ask any Jew what Hanukkah is about and you are likely to get one of two possible explanations: Maccabees or ...
Fighting for Us
I have always loved telling the Chanukah story because it is so much about the strength of the Jewish people. ...
Hanukkah: Holiday of Queer Miracles
I’m skeptical of Hanukkah. Maybe it’s the rampant commercialism that defines the entire month of December. Maybe it’s the way ...
My Favorite Holiday Things
Every year I love scouting out great foodie gift ideas and the newest holiday (especially Hanukkah) products that come onto ...
Y-Love’s Hanukkah Gift: Speaking Up for LGBT Inclusion
Check out the brand new video Y-Love, the gay Orthodox hip-hop artist, recorded for us for Hanukkah.Yes, that’s Yiddish you ...
So You Want to Dress Up As Santa?!
So you want to dress up as Santa?!!! This is not as unusual as it might seem! I have covered ...
Holiday Happenings
December is upon us – already! That means, of course, ’tis the season. So does Christmas dominate in the South? ...