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What Is the Origin of Hanukkah?
The popular holiday isn't mentioned in the Bible and is barely addressed in the Talmud.
Defining Hanukkah: Assimilation
Acculturation versus assimilation, a question for Jews then as now.
The Two Miracles of Hanukkah
Not all sources agree on the origins of the holiday.
Jewish Law, Jewish Texts, Study
Orthodox Halakhic Texts
Orthodox leaders responded to modernity by producing legal works on a variety of topics, in a variety of genres.
Beliefs & Practices, Celebrate, Live, Mixed Multitudes
God is a Halakhic Jew
It’s been interesting to monitor the response to our new animated short The Adventures of Todd and God. For the ...
Hanukkah: A Light Meditation
Looking into the flame.
Post-Hanukkah Detox
Hanukkah is over, and much as I love a holiday that gives me an excuse to eat fried cheese, I ...
Beliefs & Practices, Jewish History, Live, Mixed Multitudes, Study
Hanukkah Snuggies, Oy!
There’s not much we as Jews can really unite under. We tend to agree that the Holocaust was bad (and ...
Celebrate, Hanukkah, Mixed Multitudes
Hanukkah Mad Libs
This Hanukkah enjoy the holiday with more than just latkes and dreidels. MyJewishLearning is hooking you up with a Hanukkah ...
Celebrate, Hanukkah, JOFA's Torch, Women & Feminism
Taking Sides on Hanukkah
I often wonder what group I would have belonged to when people were being asked to stand up and be ...