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by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller
by Yael Zoldan M.A.
Chanukah reminds us that we are not the same as everyone else.
by Leah Gebber
Cancer I could laugh at. It was remission that was so difficult.
by Kaila Lasky
A small Chanukah miracle for a lonely Jewish soldier in Iraq.
by Carol Tice
by Natan Sharansky
When the enemy answered "amen."
by Chana (Jenny) Weisberg
In one moment of silence, my Jewish identity was born.
by Miriam Meir
I was the only Jewish child in the auditorium, and sometimes felt I was the only Jewish girl in the entire world.
by Sarah Shapiro
My parents succeeded in creating a wonderful Christmas - yet inside me something was amiss.
by Batsheva Hirschman Frankel
At a Grateful Dead concert one Chanukah, I felt like the only Jew in the world. Then an amazing thing happened.
by Rabbi Yonason Goldson
A child who sees no difference between the flames of the menorah and the twinkling lights of the tree.
by Ross Hirschmann
How Chanukah kept me Jewish when all else failed.
by Miriam Katz
Amidst the pre-Xmas frenzy, a group of idealistic college students unexpectedly discover Chanukah's quiet illumination.
by Brian Silvey
In the midst of a fraternity party, my Jewish spark was unexpectedly ignited.
by Dr. Jackie Yaris
Chanukah's tiny lights brazenly face the night's bitter challenge, transforming fear into a soft caress of hope.
by Chava Dumas
As a Jew, I was always a little different. That would become my greatest asset.
by Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller
My parents had no clue why they lit the electric menorah on Chanukah.
by Ted Roberts
Who could do the kazatzky like Mendel? No one, including the Cossacks who guarded the Czar himself.
by Elan S. Carr
An American Jewish soldier of Iraqi descent lights the Menorah in Saddam Hussein's palace.
In my time, Chanukah gifts meant only a dime. It also meant potato latkes and a visit to grandma.
by Rabbi Shimon Apisdorf
God shines Chanukah light into the seemingly darkest place.
Each of us has a dark spot concealed from ourselves due to overwhelming pain and shame. How do we turn on the lights?
by Ruchama Feuerman
How can our homemade menorahs compete with all the dazzling lights of Christmas?
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