Hanukkah is considered to be a minor festival compared to otherJewishholidays such asYom Kippur,Passover, andRosh Hashanah. The first U.S. president to celebrate Hanukkah at the White House wasHarry S. Truman. Dreidels were first used by Jews in Judea to pretend they were playing games inste...
It is one of the most universally observed holidays of theJewishcalendar, probably even more so thanPassover, with many secular Jews also attending synagogue and fasting on this day. Of course,childrenandsickpeople who are unable to fast may not do so, and putting themselves in danger by att...
When is Hanukkah 2023? Hanukkah 2023 begins on the evening of Thursday, December 7, 2023, and ends on the evening of Friday, December 15, 2023. The holiday always starts on the 25th day of Kislev, which is the ninth month of the Jewish calendar, according to Encyclopedia Britannica. The...
There are many other times that people celebrate a new year. Jewish people celebrate “Rosh Hashanah” at the end of September. Muslim people mark “Murharram” around the same time. People in Cambodia celebrate new year in April. People in Korea celebrate at the end of January. Each of t...
There are multiple fronts: Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, internally here in Israel, the Houthis in Yemen, and Iran. There is a growing Hamas presence in Judaea and Samaria that must be dealt with. Terrorist attacks in the “West Bank” are on the rise. Jewish owned and tended agricultural fields...
Posted on November 22, 2023 by Scott M I firmly believe in the Right Stuff. By that, I mean the real thing- the right things-no imitations, no cutting corners and playing by the entertainment rules. And, dammit, there are rules! I can’t help it. I’m from Virginia and I was ...
In New York, you get in trouble if you don’t clear the snow off your sidewalk. Here, it’s when your trees are too high. So along came the trimmer, leaving just the trunk and a few branches. I was sad. The kids were all sad. Some friends who knew it would say, “It’s ...
In that essay, I discovered that my identity as an observant Jew took precedence over my identity as a woman. Judaism infused my journal entries. Joy in Jewish holidays. Pain, strength, and resilience growing up in a Holocaust-touched family. Jewish faith, Jewish fun, Jewish dilemmas. Being...
(perfect for two Jews), confusing pranks with humor, finding middle ground from a Kyle apologist (with eyes), and what the future of Housewives can (should) bring. We're all in this together, unless we are loving New New York right now, in which case, huh - it's Andy's Gi...
“My family are meat eaters so I am the one who usually cooks since I have voluntary diet restrictions (I'm vegetarian) and can keep track of what is in meals when I make them” (participant Q-15, home student). “I tend to go HAM because it's the holidays and thus I deviate ...