Tis the season, and by “the season,” I of course mean Hanukah, or Chanukah. And to celebrate, I figured I’d have some traditional brisket and potato latkes — which have about as much to do with the ...

As Chanukah approaches with yet another war now raging in Israel, I keep recalling a previous time when my then nineteen-year-old son Meir had been a soldier stationed at a military outpost in Lebanon ...

The second blessing of Chanukah teaches: Blessed are You, Adonai, our God, ruler of time and space, who made miracles for our ancestors at this season. While we often think about the miracle of the ...

One of the best known stories about the Jewish holiday of Chanukah describes the miracle of the oil: with the devout Maccabees who recaptured the Holy Temple finding only enough oil to illuminate the ...

Yes, of course, Channukah is at the center of Jewish and Israeli culture and celebrations this season, as we have for more than 2000 years. Many Christians asked what we are celebrating. It’s a ...

Only rarely do Chanukah and Christmas fall on the same day, but this year is one of those times. The first light of Chanukah will be kindled in Jewish homes across the world on Wednesday evening, Dec.

Albert Einstein reportedly said there are only two ways to live life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. This adage contains a profound truth — that ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The Joan & Alan Bernikow JCC of Staten Island will host various community events to celebrate Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights. Chanukah, celebrates the miracle of the ...

The popular story of Chanukah centers on a miraculous supply of oil, but earlier accounts celebrate a military victory and religious freedom. The narrative shifted over centuries from a story of human ...

It’s Chrismukkah! It’s December 25th, a day that happens to be both Christmas Day and the first of eight days of Chanukah. Today, I’ve got the real pleasure of sharing the studio with my landsman, my ...