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Hand lighting white Hanukkah candles in a menorah

How are Hanukkah Candles Lit?

Answered by

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.

Date-Fig Bars

Recipe by

Rabbi Phyllis Sommer

This recipe is adapted from the King Arthur Flour Cookie Companion's recipe for Bakery Date Squares.

12 Catchy, Modern Hanukkah Songs

Can you name any Hanukkah songs beyond "I Have a Little Dreidel" and Adam Sandler's famous "Chanukah Song"? When it comes to Jewish holidays, Hanukkah boasts plenty of great tunes - you just don't know them yet!

Two dreidels resting on a pile of gold foil wrapped gelt coins

8 Chocolatey Ideas for Each Night of Hanukkah

A friend of mine described tasting some chocolate as "more" - as in, each bite makes him want more chocolate. That's how I think about Hanukkah: It creates more opportunities for chocolate! Here are eight ideas.

Stack gifts in blue wrapping paper with silver bows and a Star of David charm

A Social Justice Gift Guide for Hanukkah

In search of a unique Hanukkah gift for the social justice hero in your life? Look no further than this guide for all your gift-giving needs.

What are the Seven Species?

Wheat, barley, grape, fig, pomegranate, olive, and date. Collectively they are known as the sheva minim, the seven species of sacred fruits and grains grown in the Land of Israel.

Hanukkah Confessions of an Interfaith Kid

Logan Zinman

I’m pretty sure my family coined the term Christmukkah. We were interfaith hipsters, once we realized that the alternative, Festivus, wasn’t really for the restofus.

Galilee Diary: Chanukah Gelt

Rabbi Marc J. Rosenstein

Growing up in the Reform community in the US in the 50s and 60s, I remember the constant discussions of the Chanukah-Christmas dilemma. Was it possible to disengage Chanukah from the seasonal linkage to Christmas, and keep it somehow true to its roots? Or was it doomed to be "the Jewish answer to Christmas," which increasingly meant an orgy of shopping and materialism?

8 Great Jewish Apps for Hanukkah

Greg Kellner

Need a last-minute Hanukkah present for the technology-lover in your life?

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.