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Hand lighting white Hanukkah candles in a menorah

How are Hanukkah candles lit?

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Rabbi Daniel B. Syme

Customarily, the candles are placed in the menorah from right to left but lit from left to right. Here's why.

Eight Nights, Redefined

For some children, finding out that the tooth fairy isn't real is the final straw.

8 Blogs of Hanukkah: Why did Antiochus' army ruin all the oil in the Jerusalem Temple?

Rabbi Paul Kipnes

8 Blogs for 8 Nights of Hanukkah Blog #1: Oil and the Secret of the Jew

The Latke Principles

Rabbi Jeffrey Goldwasser

Pictured here are latkes I made for my family last year at Hanukkah. I find - somewhat absurdly - that I have strong opinions when it comes to latkes. Here are the latke principles for which I stand:

It’s Hard to be a Jew at Christmas, But Even Harder on Tu BiSh’vat

Kelly Hershberg

It is a truth universally acknowledged that it can be difficult to be Jewish at Christmas time. It has seeped into North American cultural consciousness so thoroughly that South Park even wrote a song about it, complete with trademark expletives.

A Little Miracle Happened There

Rabbi Rick Jacobs

Are all Hanukkah tales true? Of course - because a narrative can contain truth even if it defies belief. In that spirit, let me share one of my own Hanukkah stories.

Are We Right to Blend Hanukkah and Thanksgiving This Year?

Rabbi David Kudan

As you’ve undoubtedly heard, the Jewish calendar and the secular calendar offer a strange convergence in the United States this year as Hanukkah and Thanksgiving coincide. The Jewish media has been full of humorous articles about combined menus (like this one from Jewish cooking expert Tina Wasserman) featuring foods like latkes with cranberry sauce, and the term “Thanksgivukkah” has been coined to describe the merged holiday.

A Portrait of American Jews: Who We Are and Who We Can Be

Rabbi Larry Karol

It’s not impossible, but it is difficult this year to avoid calling the beginning of Hanukkah by its special, one-time name: Thanksgivukkah!

Hanukkah Gelt and Candy Canes – But It’s Not What You Think!

Dr. Madelyn Mishkin Katz

Anyone who has visited my home or my office knows that I have a rather large collection of Hanukkah menorahs. It is not a collection that any museum would covet – just a lot of contemporary, fun menorahs from all sorts of stores, ranging from the Shalom House to Bed, Bath and Beyond and more. With such a collection one might think that Hanukkah was an important holiday in my home – as a child and today.

Celebrating Thanksgivukkah with an Interfaith Family

Dr. Ruth Nemzoff

Thanksgivukkah, the amazing confluence of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving, is all the rage this year.