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Chanukah “Festival of Lights” 5783 – First candle – Sunday, December 18, 2022
A Chanukah Gift with Spiritual Meaning
Cleaning Your Chanukah Menorah
A Chanukah Tradition – The Teddy Bear
NEW! Paddington Bear Inspired by Jewish Refugee Children
Chanukah Candle Lighting Blessings
Making Virtual Chanukah Together
The Kabbalistic Meaning of the Chanukah Candles
Chanukah Dreidel Hides
Rededicate Your Home on Chanukah
Chanukah lights
Chanukah and Christmas – Interfaith Issues
La Befana – In Southern Italy This Whimsical Character Embraces Diversity and Appeals to All
Happy Secular New Year
Christ is still the Christmas Headline
Why We Jews Should Share Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” with Our Kids
Jews and Jingle Bells: A Rabbi’s Thoughts on Christmas
Getting Divorce Kids Through The Holiday Season
International Holocaust Memorial Day
Tu B’Shevat – The Birthday of the Trees
Shavuot
Tisha B’Av – A Jewish Memorial Day to Honor the Memory of the Jews of the Inquisition
July 26-27, 2023
The Month of Elul
Elul begins Wednesday evening August 16, 2023