Hanukkah
Rainbow Cookies a la Hanukkah
I have a confession to make. I’m not proud of it but I feel compelled to share. You know how ...
In the (Jewish) Night Kitchen
This week on our book blog Members of the Scribe, we’re hosting guest-blogger Stanley Ginsburg, author of Inside the Jewish Bakery. ...
Will the Real Chanukah Hero Please Stand Up?
As the eight days of Chanukah wind down, I am thinking of a question I posed as the festival began ...
The Message of Chanukah
Hanukkah has been for as long as I can remember one of my favorite Jewish holidays. Throughout my life different ...
Too Many Latkes!: Twenty Years in the Making
The idea for Too Many Latkes! came from one of my fondest childhood memories. My mother was the office manager ...
A Maccabeats Miracle
Last Chanukah the world was introduced to the Maccabeats with their runaway hit “Candlelight.” This year another song, “Miracles,” has ...
The Nuts and Bolts of Peace with Iran
“Even if the messiah tarries, nonetheless, I believe and wait for him, but peace with Iran? Impossible.” When I asked ...
What is Hanukah?
“What is Hanukah?” the Talmud asks and typically each year at this time we are reminded by a variety of ...
A Cartoon Education
The memory of my cousin handing me my first copy of MAD Magazine when I was 12 is still fresh in ...
Teaching Our Larger Communities About Chanukah
Last year, just before Chanukah, a reporter for the Austin American-Statesman came to me for some assistance. Her four-year-old daughter ...
Hanukkah Mad Libs
This Hanukkah enjoy the holiday with more than just latkes and dreidels. MyJewishLearning is hooking you up with a Hanukkah ...
Jelly Doughnut Ice Cream
Let me be clear about one thing before I go any further. I almost feel like this is confessional: I ...