My House of Cards
As the holiday season nears its end, I analyze the cards that adorn my pantry door.
Tag: "Hanukkah"
Two Jews on Parenting: The Ghosts of Hanukkah Past
Jeff Mandell and Carin Mrotz are a couple of local Jews, each with a couple of kids. They have a lot of opinions on parenting. This time they share their stories of Hanukkahs past and present.
New Jew in Town: Language Barrier
Hanukkah starts this weekend. New Jew in town Daci Platt offers up eight Minnesota phrases that you definitely don’t hear in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Meet Four Of The Twin Cities’ Newest Rabbis This Monday At Beth El
New learning should be the mission for all of us. In that light, join four of the Twin Cities’ newest rabbis for “Four Rabbis Enter an Orchard” on Monday December 3rd at Beth El.
Joy Veh’s Eight Tips For A Rockin Hanukkah
International woman of love, Joy Veh, shares her eight favorite tips to a successful Hanukkah. Catch her show, Joy Veh: All I Want For Christmas Is Jew, at the Bryant Lake Bowl Nov 29, 30, and Dec 13!
The December Dilemma For Interfaith Familes
Almost everyone in our community is touched in some way by interfaith marriage. A panel discussion at Adath helps those families find support from each other.
Latkes to the Next Level: A Trick From Down South
This delicious variation on the traditional way to serve potato latkes. By adding carmelized onions, sauted apples and goat cheese we turn the mundane into mouthwatering!
As an Israeli: Tests of Strength Within
At Hanukkah, we talk about heroes, heroic acts, and victories. Some heroic acts are a victory of few against many. Sometimes it is a victory of human vs. nature. And sometimes, it’s about our own little victories over our challenges within.
Jewish Revolutionary Wanted by Authorities for War Crimes
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Judas Maccabeus for advocating violence and terror against the Empire.
Have a Holly, Jolly Hanukkah with Hag Sameach
Spread holiday joy with Hag Sameach (Happy Holidays) Program! Donations for this year are being collected through Dec. 2.
Love Thy Neighbor: The Jew Who Saved Christmas
My fellow Jews boast about responding to a salesperson’s “Merry Christmas” with “I’m Jewish.” It’s embarrassing. IT HAS TO STOP.
Minnesota Mamaleh: Holiday Gifts and Why I LOVE Them
People are proud of not gift-giving their kids and I don’t get it. Read first. Argue second. I’m ducking for cover and ready.
Hanukkah? It’s Greek To Me
Bradley Machov retells the ancient drama from an era that “reads like a Mafia crime drama” and draws a modern day analogy to make sure you really understand the miracle of the oil.
Minnesota Mamaleh: The Hanukkah Mom
In one week I brought Hanukkah into a public school and brought Kayli to a Christmas play. And the world didn’t even fall apart.
The Donut Diaries – First Night
Author and donut aficionado Temim Fruchter starts off her exploration of the “finest Hanukkah-appropriate donuts.”
Hanukkah, Mistletoe and the Hillel Rabbi
I circle around the room, thinking of The Gift of the Magi story by O. Henry and trying not to cast myself in an overly romanticized version of it (substituting holidays instead of gifts for the self-sacrificing lovers).
In Need of a Hanukkah Tradition
I haven’t established a tradition of daily gift giving during Hanukkah. But this is the year my children get eight gifts, even if they’re lame gifts. Advice?
Shine In These Looks For The Festival of Lights
Wanting to look lovely and stay warm as you make your way through the Hanukkah party circuit? Look no further for fashion to fit any theme.
Bacon & Lox: The Christmas-Hanukkah Sound Off
Debating the merits of Hanukkah versus Christmas goes back for generations. In this holiday sound-off, we’ll look at the music, traditions, forced family interaction, and even the national uproar regarding retail signage.
Minnesota Mamaleh: Holiday Gifts
Hanukah can be a time when gift giving gets out of control. This year, Jason and I tackled the problem head on and came up with creative ways to make family gifts more meaningful.
Learning From Hanukah’s Miracles
Although the Book of Maccabees and the siddur attribute the victory to God, nothing would have happened unless the Maccabeees picked up their swords and shields and went to battle.
