I want to talk to you a little bit about the spiritual meaning of Chanukah. Many people have gotten mixed up and make false assumptions about Chanukah, believing it is just a Jewish Xmas. That’s a ...

The festival marks the victory of the Maccabees over the forces of the Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes and his attempted forced Hellenization of the Jews of Judea. After a series of brutal ...

One of the Jewish calendar’s most widespread and public observances, the Chanukah holiday has traditionally emphasized two miracles: the military victory of Jewish rebels over Greek invaders and the ...

Tis the season, and by “the season,” I of course mean Hanukah, or Chanukah. And to celebrate, I figured I’d have some traditional brisket and potato latkes — which have about as much to do with the ...

We are all familiar with the question that the Beis Yosef asks regarding Chanukah: why are there eight nights of Chanukah, when the miracle was seemingly only for seven nights? The oil that was found ...

Ironically, one of the persistent questions about how to observe Chanukah since the establishment of the holiday in the second century BCE is defining the extent of its public nature. The story of ...

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One of the best known stories about the Jewish holiday of Chanukah describes the miracle of the oil: with the devout Maccabees who recaptured the Holy Temple finding only enough oil to illuminate the ...

Smells of latkes and sufganiyot sizzling in oil, the sweet chocolate taste of gelt, ever-spinning dreidel tops and the warmth of the menorah — yes, it is indeed that festive time of year again.

7. The miracle of Chanukah is that: A. The Maccabees beat a superior opponent. B. The temple got cleaned up, and rededicated (hence the name "Chanukah," which means dedication). C. Children who can't ...

Zabar’s is going meshugenah with Chanukah latke orders, but they’re not kvetching about it. The venerable Upper West Side specialty food shop has 8,000 latke orders so far this year — four times more ...

I’m an experienced multidater, so I’m usually pretty good at juggling men. But this Chanukah, I think I dropped a couple balls. Every year I throw a latkes-n’-liquor, dreidel-til-you-drop, ...