Haim, Jack Black and more record songs for a Hanukkah album
by Gabe Friedman (JTA) — Adam Sandler is finally getting some competition in the Hanukkah music world. Haim, Jack Black, the Flaming Lips, Yo La Tengo and other prominent artists have…
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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…
Sufganiyot get all the hype. But this humble Moroccan doughnut is Israel’s Hanukkah staple.
By Andrew Tobin TEL AVIV (JTA) – The sufganiyah is the plump, shining star of Hanukkah in Israel. During the holiday season, the famed jelly doughnut poses…
Hanukkah message from Hon. Ricardo Miranda, Minister of Culture and Tourism
“As an Alberta Cabinet Minister and a member of the Jewish faith, celebrating Hanukkah at the Alberta Legislature and at home is very important to…