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Happy Holidays
We’ve learned through both our user survey and anecdotally that many of our readers are not Jewish. To those readers ...
Tenth of Tevet
Today is the 10th of Tevet, a minor fast day that symbolizes the first of a series of events which ...
Did Xmas really win?
Last week, the House passed Resolution 847, recognizing Christmas and the Christian faith. Not a big deal. They pass these ...
Eight Days of Yid Vid
I, like most people who sit in front of a computer all day long, enjoy a good viral video. And ...
The Inspired Kitchen
Eating fried foods is one of the distinct pleasures of Hanukkah, and the tradition behind it is well-known. According to ...
Miracles, Gelt, and Hip Hop
-JAY MICHAELSON would like Hanukkah without supernatural miracles. (Jbooks)-An exploration of the why, and the how-good, of chocolate Hanukkah gelt. ...
Jewish Autonomous Region
JTA reports: “Officials in the Jewish Autonomous Region of Birobidzhan in Siberia claim to have built the world’s largest menorah.”Which ...
Nes Gadol Hayah B’Lake Placid
Understanding miracles is difficult in our time. None of us have witnessed a great sea being split, a burning bush ...
One Less Candle
The Jerusalem Post is reporting a fascinating story about a group of Israeli environmentalists who proposed that Jews light one ...
It’s All Our Fault
The holiday spirit has descended upon Christopher Hitchens. What kind of present are we getting?A Hanukkah message, in which he ...
Latkes, Latkes, Latkes
–Malayasian Latkes. (J.) -Judy Bart Kancigor tells “the real secret of my very crisp latkes…Use a serving spoon to scoop ...
Hanukkah on a Diet
Ynet reports: Israelis are buying less sufganiyot (Hanukkah donuts) and more Hanukkah candles, the Manufacturers Association of Israel reported Monday. ...