Hanukkah: The Basics
What is Hanukkah?
Hanukkah, which means “dedication,” is a beloved winter festival celebrating both a military...
What You Need for Hanukkah This Year
Self-gifting is the same as self-love, right? Whether you need a new menorah, you covet a new craft in your...
Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Hanukkah Rituals, Jewish Holidays
18Doors’ Guide to Hanukkah
This guide to Hanukkah will teach you about the holiday and its traditions. You will learn how to approach...
Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Hanukkah Rituals, Holiday How To, Jewish Holidays, Parenting Hanukkah
Unlocking Hanukkah: A Cheat Sheet
If you’re looking for easy to access information and quick facts about Hanukkah, this cheat sheet is...
Get Festive With These Thanksgivukkah Recipes
This year, Hanukkah starts the Sunday after Thanksgiving Thursday on Sunday, November 28. If you’re looking...
Culture, Hanukkah, Hanukkah Rituals, Jewish Holidays, Multicultural Food
Lighting the Hanukkah Menorah: Here’s How
Trying to figure out how to light a Hanukkah menorah? Is it left to right or right to left? Which side do you...
How to Play the Dreidel Game
Have you ever wondered how to play dreidel during Hanukkah?
This simple spinning top game is easily enjoyed...
The Guide: What is Hanukkah?
Did you know that the fun, celebratory winter festival of Hanukkah commemorates an ancient military victory?...
The Guide: Celebrate Hanukkah With These Favorite Traditions
Because of its relatively recent development as a holiday, there are fewer Hanukkah traditions than other major...
The Guide: Hanukkah Food
Hanukkah foods fried in oil are usually the focus of family feasts as a way to commemorate the miracle of the...
Hanukkah Candle Lighting and Blessings
Hanukkah candle blessings are significant for reminding people of their duty to transform the darkness of the...
Why I Reject Chrismukkah
Back in 2003, I thought it was amazing when Seth Cohen from The O.C. first taught the world about the magic...
Family, Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Hanukkah Rituals, Parenting Hanukkah
A Newlywed Hanukkah & Christmas
The holidays are coming, and for newlyweds or committed couples, whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas...
Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Hanukkah Rituals, Marriage, Newlywed
To Tree or Not To Tree
The dual holiday extravaganza this season is more work than I thought it would be. But, it’s important for...
Extended Family, Hanukkah Rituals, Holiday Toolbox, Parenting Christmas, Parenting Hanukkah, Parenting Stories
A Not-So-Cookie Cutter Hanukkah: Or, When The World Makes It Difficult To Celebrate Hanukkah
We were late. ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the aisles of Target, my husband and I were...
Dessert, Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Hanukkah Food, Hanukkah Rituals, Jewish Holidays Food, Parenting Hanukkah, Recipes
A Recipe for Conversation and Holiday Cookies
For some of us in interfaith homes, December can highlight sticky situations. There are questions of how to...
Dessert, Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Hanukkah Food, Hanukkah Rituals, Jewish Holiday Food, Parenting Hanukkah, Recipes
The Hanukkah Fairy
I am 8 years old. My siblings and I are huddled in my parents’ bedroom, awaiting the precious sound of the Hanukkah...
8 Hanukkah Night Ideas For The Whole Family
Our bellies were barely filled with Thanksgiving sweetness — pumpkin and apple and pecan pies, of course — before...
My Mom and Her Hanukkah Angels
Friends lighting the menorah at Mychal’s family’s Hanukkah party circa 1986
When I was growing up,...
Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Hanukkah Rituals, Parenting Hanukkah
Hanukkah Parent School Visits
Originally published on Bible Belt Balabusta, republished with permission.
Hanukkah parent visit. Goofy hats...
Bringing Home the Bacon
How many interfaith families keep kosher? I have no idea, because I’m never sure what “kosher”...
Hanukkah Goodies Including GIANT LATKES
It’s time for another Hanukkah blog post! All month I’m going to be doing links to IFF writers’...
Southern Comfort
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They had me at ham.
As my first Christmas with my fiance’s Italian Catholic family approached,...
Food, Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Hanukkah Rituals, Relationship Challenges, Relationships
Symbols and Observances of Hanukkah
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Hanukkah, unlike the major Jewish...
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