"Is it Hanukkah yet?" "Not yet. We have to wait for the sun to set!" Families who celebrate Hanukkah will recognize this familiar refrain. And what better way to make the wait go faster than to read this sweet family story about how one very enthusiastic little girl awaits the holiday...
or theMiracle of Hanukkah, is anAggadahdepicted in the BabylonianTalmudas one of the reasons forHanukkah. In the story, the miracle occurred after the liberation of theTemple in Jerusalemduring theMaccabean Revolt, and it describes the finding of a jug of pure oil that was...
Regarded as so explosive by itsJewish-Vienneseauthor Arthur Schnitzler that at first, he intended for it to be read and performed at private parties only, La Ronde is an almost clinical study of the social pathology of desire. Its first staged performance was such a scandal that Schnitzler, a...
December 31, 2020.New things are ahead. You were concerned that the way you were going was not going to be right. It is right to be concerned, but I have you covered and you have been covered for a long time. All will not be easy. You have been told that. It is true, but you...
The Temple was then cleansed and rededicated, which became the source of the Hanukkah festival, or the Feast of Dedication. The Hebrew word Hanukkah actually means “dedication”. It seems as though you and I as believers will also get the opportunity to wave palm branches to participate in ...