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Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights

A special Hanukkah treat for rocket-stricken Ashkelon kids

Volunteers from Telfed, the Southern Africa Zionist Federation in Israel provide 80 children with a Hanukkah camp this past week.

By Haaretz Staff | Dec 21, 2012 | 06:29 AM

HANUKKAH NEWS & FEATURES

Lighting candles with lone soldiers, December 13, 2012.

Paralympics / Gold medalist Gershoni marks Hanukkah with lone soldiers

Over 100 lone soldiers gathered in Tel Aviv on Thursday night to celebrate the sixth night of Hanukkah with Noam Gershoni, who...

By Haaretz Sports Staff | 06:07 AM

Women of the Wall activists near the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Friday December 14, 2012.

Four Women of the Wall arrested amid 'escalation of restrictions' on Jewish women's rights

Four women were detained by Israel Police on Friday morning after donning prayer shawls at the Western Wall. The World Union...

By Andrew Esensten, Judy Maltz, Nir Hasson | 12:33 PM | 4

Reminiscences of Hanukkah past

The first thing I notice are her cheeks. She’s more than 80 years old, but her cheeks are round and smooth, their skin soft...

By Mika Almog | 12:55 PM

Artist puts a spin on the dreidel

Ceramicist Eran Grebler has been creating bespoke version of every Jewish child's favorite spinning toy for more than 30 years. Don't be surprised, though, if his versions seem a bit unfamiliar.

By Akin Ajayi | Dec 13, 2012 | 08:54 AM

A brief history of Hollywood and Hanukkah

In Hollywood's big studio days, explicit Jewishness was nowhere to be found. That's changing.

By Nathan Abrams | Dec 12, 2012 | 07:42 AM

Eating pious pastries in Mea She'arim

In the first installment of a three-part series about eating and drinking in Mea She'arim, we visit the ultra-Orthodox hood's bakeries.

By Yuval Ben-Ami | Dec 10, 2012 | 06:33 PM

Hanukkah Blogs and Opinions

An artillery unit firing at Gaza. One war for men, another for women.

From Pillar of Defense to Hanukkah: Why Jews mustn’t glorify military might

We’ve spent the last eight days singing Hanukkah songs and celebrating this Festival of Light, but amid all this enjoyment, we...

By Rabbi Dan Dorsch / Jewish World blogger | 08:06 PM | 3

Women praying during a Selichot service at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

This Hannukah, fighting for freedom at the Western Wall

Hannukah is a time when we commemorate the Maccabees, who fought for religious freedom. This morning, at the Western Wall in...

By Rabbi Elyse Frishman | 06:24 PM | 8

Hanukkah at Whole Foods: Organic treats for the festival of lights

Earlier this week I was visiting some of my local supermarkets in Washington to draw inspiration for Hanukkah cooking. While...

By Vered Guttman | 09:05 AM

Stop comparing Christmas and Hanukkah

Christmas is not a secular American holiday, but U.S. institutions will never stop treating it as such. So how’s a Jew to cope?

By Yael Miller / Jewish World blogger | Dec 13, 2012 | 10:42 PM | 9

Shining the Hanukkah light on political corruption

Amid Israeli election season, we get the impression that political advantage requires ethical compromise. But that doesn’t have to be the case.

By Rabbi Aaron Leibowitz / Jewish World blogger | Dec 12, 2012 | 06:15 PM

Why a little war talk on Hanukkah might not be a bad thing

Hanukkah is as good a time as any to start a discussion about the kinds of strategic thinking that animates the art of war, and ultimately, the kind of prudence and pragmatism at the heart of peace.

By Mira Sucharov | Dec 11, 2012 | 05:21 AM

Hanukkah recipes

Farro, wild mushroom and chestnut dressing.

Modern Manna recipe / Wild mushroom and chestnut farro dressing

By Vered Guttman | 09:13 AM

Belyashi (fried dumplings): a Tartar delicacy

Recipes / The great miracle of Hanukkah, straight from the Tatar kitchen

By Hedai Offaim | 03:33 PM

Be Merry / The Hanukkah miracle of the latke without oil

By Limor Laniado Tiroche | 04:48 AM

Modern Manna Recipe / Banana rum beignets with caramel sauce and banana coconut crunch for Hanukkah

By Vered Guttman | 10:27 PM

Rabbis' Round Table

The Jewish birthday blessing that teaches us to count

By Rabbi Micah Peltz / Jewish World blogger | 12:01 PM

Giving Shavuot a public relations makeover

By Rabbi Elianna Yolkut / Jewish World blogger | 04:51 PM

Why are so many Jews unsuccessful at counting the Omer?

By Rabbi Dan Dorsch / Jewish World blogger | 12:18 PM | 3

The Jewish Thinker

Cheese at a deli prior to Shavuot, Tiberius, May 8, 2013.

Shavuot, the forgotten holiday

By Yael Miller / Jewish World blogger | 07:30 AM | 2

When you love your mum but she hates Mother's Day

By Joel Braunold / Jewish World blogger | 08:07 AM | 2

In order to live together, both religious and secular Jews need to accept discomfort

By Arie Hasit / Jewish World blogger | 07:03 PM | 8

Kosher cuisine

Jam today – made with sweet cherry tomatoes

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By Liat Elkayam | 03:21 PM

Modern Manna Recipe / Arugula and labaneh dip

By Vered Guttman | 04:45 PM

The perfect Shavuot cheesecake

By Limor Laniado Tiroche | 11:18 AM