by Rabbi Ken Spiro
by Rabbi Dr. David Fox
Imagine the choices and consequences that starving slave had to face.
by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller
Touching history in Israel.
by Debbie Gutfreund
The incredible power of adding one consistent light at a time.
by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff
This year, give the greatest gifts money can’t buy.
by Ariela Davis
For eight days, the glow of our menorah will be augmented by the darkness of my smartphone.
by Tzvi Lebetkin
The miracle is still happening today.
This Hanukkah choose to create your own miracles.
by Rabbi Yonason Goldson
Thanksgiving and Hanukkah remind us to be grateful not just for the success, but even for the struggle.
by Rabbi Nachman Zakon
The Maccabees’ eternal lessons for preserving Jewish continuity and pride.
by Emuna Braverman
Are we willing to fight for what’s right?
The pivotal scene that you won't see in any movie sets the stage for the story of Chanukah.
by Shimon Apisdorf
The story of Chana and her seven sons is one of the most heartrending in all of Jewish history.
The Chanukah story is filled with the dedication and heroism of Jewish women.
by Rabbi Shraga Simmons and Shimon Apisdorf
For the Maccabees, it was not physical life at stake, but the spiritual life of the Jew.
If an ancient Selucid asked you for directions, would you be able to show him back to his continent and to his period in history?
The Jewish revolt against the Greeks sets a precedent as the world's first religious war.
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