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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 ...
Eat, Hanukkah Food, Holiday Food, Jewish Recipes, Sephardic Jews
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 ...
Celebrate, Hanukkah, Rabbis Without Borders
Miracles Abound
Hanukkah (the first candle is lit on the evening of Dec. 20, 2011) is the Jewish holiday which celebrates miracles. ...
Desserts, Eat, Hanukkah Food, Jewish Recipes
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.
Celebrate, Hanukkah, Rabbis Without Borders
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, ...
Celebrate, Hanukkah, Jewish Texts
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 ...
Ancient Israel, Bible, Celebrate, Hanukkah
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.