Why Is it Still So Freakin’ Hard To Be a Jewish Kid at Christmas?
By Sara Laufer (Kveller via JTA) – Turns out, it is still hard to be the Jewish kid at Christmastime. Even in 2018. Even in…
Holiday Columns
Chanukah is a beautiful time of year
By Rabbi Zolly Claman (EJNews) – Chanukah is such a beautiful time of year. As the nights get longer and our daylight gets shorter, we…
Chag Ha’Banot: Bringing women’s leadership to the community
By Rabbi Gila Caine (EJNews) – Egalitarian Jewish practice usually means, women take part in spheres of our culture which traditionally belonged mostly to men. But we have now…
What You Need to Know About the Hanukkah Story
By Lesli Koppelman Ross (My Jewish Learning via JTA) – In 168 BCE, the ruler of the Syrian kingdom, Antiochus Epiphanes IV, stepped up his…
Op/Ed: I’m dreaming of a Hanukkah song as good as ‘White Christmas’
By Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — A Facebook friend is looking for nominations for the Great Hanukkah Song. I’m not impressed by the candidates. The classics…