The Great Hanukkah Clanging
Hanukkah was really only about one thing when I was growing up. It wasn’t the presents—they were generally small and unexciting…
06
Dec
06
Dec
Gelt-y Pleasures for All Ages
In the story of Hanukkah—the cruel reign of Antiochus, the unlikely victory of Mattathias and his sons, the one cruse of sacred oil left in the plundered Temple that burned for eight days—there is no mention of money.
10
Jan
Embracing Rosh Hodesh
By Scott Fox
I love Hanukkah: the presents, wintertime, dreidels, candle lighting. I love all of it. I was born on the fourth day of H...
20
Dec
The Dybbuk of Christmas Past
By Matthew Kassel
Christmas doesn’t mean much to me anymore, though for the first ten years of my life, it was my favorite holiday. Pr...
18
Nov
O Come, All Ye Chosen
Mid-November means that it's officially pumpkin spice latte and peppermint mocha season at Starbucks. (What, you don't measure time by ...
29
Dec
My First Christmas, Again
by Steven Philp
This past Saturday my family sat around the Christmas tree to unwrap presents. We have a particular system when it com...
07
Dec
Maccabeats Suffer “Wardrobe Malfunction”
By Doni Kandel
The Yeshiva University Maccabeats, the university’s a capella group that has taken the United States by storm, received...
06
Dec
An Ancient Synagogue in Damascus
By Samantha Sisskind
If you go to the Jewish Quarter of the Old City in Damascus, Syria, you’ll find hardly any obvious traces of Jewi...
05
Dec
Recipe: Sumac or Za’atar Latkes
Both sumac and za’atar (hyssop) were biblical spices, the former used to impart a lemony flavor to food, and the latter to season almos...
03
Dec
Hanukkah Throwback: Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins
By Sala Levin
When you're a child, Hanukkah is truly the most wonderful time of the year. There's something magical about watching ...