Chanukah Spelling
OK, So How Do You Spell the Jewish Festival of Lights? Chanukah is an unusual Jewish holiday because it is the only one of our Jewish festivals that does not appear anywhere in the Jewish Bible and of all the holidays we Jews celebrate, Chanukah, with its eight...
Chanukah Some New Thoughts on an Old Story
“I know what Chanukah is,” said my daughter’s seven year old friend. “It’s Jewish Christmas!” That was almost 30 years ago when my daughter, also seven, knew that Chanukah and Christmas were two different things but nonetheless...
The Real Chanukah
Will the Real Chanukah Please Stand Up! Several years ago Hadassah Magazine ran a story about retired Army Captain, Mike Neulander. He was stationed in the Persian Gulf during the war there and, as a Jew he resisted the Army’s suggestion that, to protect him...
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