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A Maccabeats Miracle

Last Chanukah the world was introduced to the Maccabeats with their runaway hit “Candlelight.” This year another song, “Miracles,” has ...

Apple Potato Latkes Recipe with Tahini Silan Sauce

Could there be a better Ashkenazi-Sephardi combo than latkes with dates?

Eight Days of Videos–Maccabeats

This Hanukkah season, it wouldn’t be fair if we didn’t include the Maccabeats in our top videos.Haven’t heard of the ...

Miracles Abound

Hanukkah (the first candle is lit on the evening of Dec. 20, 2011) is the Jewish holiday which celebrates miracles. ...

Peanut Butter & Jelly Donuts

An Israeli-style sufganiya, but with a classic American flavor pairing.

Are Jelly Donuts Actually Bad?

Not everyone is a fan of jelly-filled sufganiyot for Hanukkah.

The Dangers of Purity

The holiday of Hanukkah should be a fraught one for American Jews. Most of us know it as a gift-giving holiday, ...

The Book of First Maccabees

An effort to legitimize the Hasmonean dynasty.

Yes We Cans

Last year, there was a sweet (but cringe-worthy) Hanukkah video that circulated around this time of year, showing a panoply ...

Why the Maccabees Aren’t in the Bible

The books that tell the Hanukkah tale didn't make it into the Hebrew Bible -- but they are in the Catholic one.

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