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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

Hanukkah and Christmas: Getting It “Right”

By Elizabeth Vocke

My husband jokes that I only married him so I could finally celebrate Christmas. And I admit that I do love...

Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Parenting Hanukkah

First Come the Holidays, Then Comes Marriage

By Michele Zipkin & Vanessa Williams

We’re Michele and Vanessa: Michele is Jewish and grew up just outside Philadelphia and Vanessa was raised in...

Hanukkah, Wedding Planning, Wedding Stories

The Hanukkah Fairy

By Kelly Banker

I am 8 years old. My siblings and I are huddled in my parents’ bedroom, awaiting the precious sound of the Hanukkah...

Growing Up Interfaith, Hanukkah, Hanukkah Rituals

8 Hanukkah Night Ideas For The Whole Family

By Galit Breen

Our bellies were barely filled with Thanksgiving sweetness — pumpkin and apple and pecan pies, of course — before...

Hanukkah, Hanukkah Rituals, Parenting Hanukkah

Talking About Christmas Trees… in July

By Rabbi Robyn Frisch

Two years ago, I was sitting at a table on a warm summer evening with five young couples. They were the newest...

Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Jewish Holidays

Christmas Day, One Year Later

By Susan Goldberg

As I write this, it’s just before nine in the morning on Friday, December 25. I’m sure that my children have...

Divorce, Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Parenting Challenges

My Kids Are Jewish, With or Without Christmas

By Lela Casey

Christmas Eve walk through the neighborhood luminaries. As the only Jewish kid in my small town in Pennsylvania,...

Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Identity, Parenting Hanukkah, Parenting Stories

The Real Story of Hanukkah

By Rabbi Sarah Tasman

In rabbinical school, I learned what you might call the “real” story of Hanukkah. I also learned about the “real”...

Hanukkah, Religion

Finding the Light this Hanukkah

By Rabbi Keara Stein

It’s the time of year when the days are short, the nights are dark, and the joyful music and decorations abound. ...

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What’s the Right Holiday Greeting?

By Stacie Garnett-Cook

I have to say that I have mixed feelings about “the holiday season.” While I love the beauty of the lights and...

Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Parenting Hanukkah

Hanukkah AND Christmas: 7 Books for Interfaith Children

By Susan Katz

This article was originally published on Susan Katz Miller’s blog, onbeingboth.com. You can also find...

Books, Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas

My 8 Favorite Hanukkah Pop Song Parodies

By Rabbi Robyn Frisch

Hanukkah is a holiday full of fun and meaningful traditions, like eating foods made with oil such as latkes...

Hanukkah, Jewish Holidays, Pop Culture

Why There’s No Such Thing As “The December Dilemma”

By Laurel Snyder

This time of year, I often find myself answering questions about the “December Dilemma.” As an intermarried-child-of-intermarriage,...

Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Holiday Toolbox, Jewish Holidays

Ask What Your Kid Really Thinks of Hanukkah & Christmas

By Rabbi Ari Moffic

We tend to ask our children the same questions over and over which are super hard to answer. Educators...

Hanukkah, Jewish Holidays, Parenting Hanukkah

Boldly Share the Light of Hanukkah this Holiday Season

By Jane Larkin

Over the years, Hanukkah, a minor celebration that isn’t even in the Torah, has become the unofficial...

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My Mom and Her Hanukkah Angels

By Rabbi Mychal Copeland

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 Recipes

By 18Doors

These recipes are drawn from articles that have been published on our site over the years. In 2013, we added...

Hanukkah, Hanukkah Food

The Beerorah

By Reva Minkoff

The 4th Annual Beerorah (From 2013) One of my favorite holidays is Hanukkah, and for that, I give a lot of the...

Hanukkah, Jewish Holidays, Wedding Stories, Weddings

grandmother and granddaughter on christmas

Being a Jewish Grandparent at Christmas Time

By Dr. Ruth Nemzoff

Being a Jewish grandparent of an interfaith grandchild is a tricky business. Some members of our community see...

Grandparent Advice, Grandparents, Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas

Shark Tank’s Interfaith Episode

By Lindsey Silken

The other night, my husband was watching arguably his favorite show, Shark Tank. He shouted from the other...

Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Pop Culture

I Became a Rabbi, But Kept My Stocking

By Rabbi Jillian Cameron

When I was very small, my family used to light our Hanukkah menorah alongside our decorated Christmas tree....

Growing Up Interfaith, Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Parenting Hanukkah

A Hanukkah Giving Ritual Takes the Competition Out of The Season

By Rabbi Mychal Copeland

Years ago, I struggled with how I was going to do Hanukkah in our home. Christmas was already set. We visit...

Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Parenting, Parenting Hanukkah

How to Make a Kid-Friendly, DIY Menorah

By Rabbi Rachel Silverman

This article was reprinted with permission from JewishBoston When I say “kid-friendly, DIY menorah,” do you...

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