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Hanukkah
In 2024/5785 Hanukkah is sundown December 25 to sundown January 2, 2025.
About This Holiday
Celebrate Hanukkah (My Jewish Learning)
Hanukkah (Chabad)
Hanukkah (Aish)
Hanukkah (Reform Judaism)
Events
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Shabbanukkah: Young Adults Hanukkah Shabbat Dinner (Beth El) 5:30 PM Friday, December 20. Beth El (5225 Barry St W, St Louis Park) $18
Warm Cookies and Good Questions: Hanukkah and Winter-time (Shir Tikvah) 5:30 PM Friday, December 20. Shir Tikvah (1360 W Minnehaha Pkwy, Minneapolis) & Zoom
Young Families Hanukkah Shabbat Dinner (Beth El) 5:30 PM Friday, December 20. Beth El (5225 Barry St W, St Louis Park) $40
Pre-Chanukah Shabbat Dinner (Chabad Macalester-Groveland) 7 PM Friday, December 20. Chabad Macalester-Groveland (1546 Portland Ave, St Paul)
A Latka Senses (SenseUp School) 9:30 AM Saturday, December 21. Meadow Park (2725 Oakland Rd, Minnetonka)
Moms & Tots Pre-Chanukah Fun (Chabad Maple Grove) 10 AM Sunday, December 22. RSVP for location
Lighting Our Way: A New Hanerot Hallalu (Adath Jeshurun & Kanteroi) 3 PM Sunday, December 22. Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd (4801 France Ave S, Minneapolis)
Candlelight Yoga (Minnesota JCC) 5 PM & 6:15 PM Monday, December 23. Sabes Center (4330 S Cedar Lake Rd, Minneapolis)
LGBTQ+/Queer Elders’ Pre-Hanukkah Potluck Dinner (Shir Tikvah) 6 PM Monday, December 23. Shir Tikvah (1360 W Minnehaha Pkwy, Minneapolis)
Jewbilee (JCA) 7 PM Tuesday, December 24. RSVP for location
Night 1 (Wednesday, December 25)
Chanukah Family Night (Chabad of Southern MN) 5 PM. Chabad of Southern Minnesota (730 2nd St SW, Rochester)
Chanukah Celebration (Chabad Minneapolis) 5:30 PM. Chabad Minneapolis (11033 Hillside Ln W, Minnetonka)
Chinese Food and a Movie (Shir Tikvah) 5:30 PM. Shir Tikvah (1360 W Minnehaha Pkwy, Minneapolis) $15
Light up Mendota Heights (Chabad of Greater St. Paul) 5:30 P.M Mendota Village Market Square (750 Main St, Mendota Heights)
Night 2 (Thursday, December 26)
Chanukah Celebration (Chabad Maple Grove) 4:30 PM. Plymouth Community Center (14800 34th Ave N, Plymouth)
Chanukah Extravaganza (Chabad of Southern MN) 5 PM. Peace Plaza (1st Ave SW & 1st St SW, Rochester)
Chanukah Wonderland (Gan Preschool) 5:30 PM. Mall of America (60 E Broadway, Bloomington)
Hershel & The Hanukkah Goblins (Minnesota JCC) 7 PM. Capp Center (1375 St Paul Ave, St Paul) $5-15
Night 3 (Friday, December 27)
Rebe’s Hanukkah Party (Rebe’s Play Cafe, Chabad Macalester-Groveland, YourJewish) 10 AM. Rebe’s Play Cafe (2054 St Clair Ave, St Paul)
Night 4 (Saturday, December 28)
Hanukkah Party (Or Emet) 4 PM. Barry Family Campus (4330 Cedar Lk Rd S, Minneapolis)
Pajama Hanukkah Havdallah (Beth Jacob) 5:45 PM. Beth Jacob (1179 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights) $10
Hanukkah and Havdalah Potluck (Adath Jeshurun) 6 PM. Adath Jeshurun (10500 Hillside Ln W, Minnetonka)
Hershel & The Hanukkah Goblins (Minnesota JCC) 7 PM. Capp Center (1375 St Paul Ave, St Paul) $5-15
Chanukah Soiree (Chabad YJP) 7:30 PM. Modist Brewing Co. (505 N 3rd St, Minneapolis) $24-36
Night 5 (Sunday, December 29)
Hershel & The Hanukkah Goblins (Minnesota JCC) 2 PM. Capp Center (1375 St Paul Ave, St Paul) $5-15
Chanukah Menorah Lighting (Chabad Minneapolis & JCRC) 4:30 PM. Panoway Plaza (Lake St & Walker Ave, Wayzata)
Chanukah Party (Mayim Rabim) 4:30 PM. Mayim Rabim (4401 York Ave S, Minneapolis)
Vegan Hanukkah Potluck (Jewish Veg–Twin Cities Pod) 5 PM. RSVP for location
Night 6 (Monday, December 30)
Chanukah Extravaganza (Chabad of Southern MN) 5 PM. Levee Park (58 Center St, Winona)
Candlelight Yoga (Minnesota JCC) 6 PM. Capp Center (1375 St Paul Ave, St Paul)
Night 8 (Wednesday, January 1)
Festive Fitness & Family Fun (Minnesota JCC) 10 AM. Sabes Center (4330 S Cedar Lake Rd, Minneapolis)
Parade of Light (Chabad Minneapolis) 5 PM. Chabad Minneapolis (11033 Hillside Ln W, Minnetonka)
Chanukah Extravaganza (Chabad of Southern MN) 5 PM Thursday, January 2. Rochester City Hall (30 Church St, Rochester)
11th Day of Hanukkah (Herzl Camp) 2 PM Sunday, January 5. Sabes Center (4330 S Cedar Lake Rd, Minneapolis)
Further Resources & Reading
8 Hanukkah Movie Ideas for Hallmark (TC Jewfolk)
8 Hanukkah Traditions From Around the World (My Jewish Learning)
Chanukah Activities, Blessings, Inspiration & More (Custom & Craft)
Daily Dreidel: A Hanukkah Activity For Couples (TC Jewfolk)
“The December Dilemma” of interfaith holidays (My Jewish Learning)
Give Light Digital Series (Reboot)
Greening Chanukah Guide (Hazon)
Grumpy, Dopey, Sneezy, Sleepy: A Hannukah Guide To Marketing Stuff For Jews (TC Jewfolk)
Killer Cheese And Girl Power For Hannukah (Not Your Bubbe’s Nosh Podcast)
Hanukkah & Mental Health (The Blue Dove Foundation)
Hanukkah Ritual Elements (Ritualwell from Reconstructing Judaism)
Hanukkah Unbound (Judaism Unbound)
Hanukkah with Kids (PJ Library)
Reaching for Each Other Across Imperial Divisions: A Hanukkah Practice for Dismantling Antisemitism (IOWA Project)
Reflecting Resilience: An Embodied Guide to Hanukkah (Mitsui Collective)
Recipes & Crafts
Suganiyot (Pixabay Photo by KiraSawa).
Air Fryer Latkes | Almond Citrus Olive Oil Cake | Easy Sufganiyot | Festival of Lights…and Oil | Latke Love for Hanukkah: Two Tasty Latke Recipes | Latkes to the Next Level: A Trick From Down South | Latkes and Pumpkin Pie | Sweet Potato Latkes | Yehudit’s Goat Cheese and Wine (TC Jewfolk)
Hanukkah Food (The Nosher)
Hanukkah Inspiration (Rebekah Lowin)
Hanukkah Recipes (Bon Appétit)
Hungarian Fánk & Hen Soup with Galuska Dumplings (Jewish Food Society)
Chag HaBanot/Eid Al-Banat
In 2024/5785 Chag HaBanot is celebrated from sundown December 30 – sundown December 31. The holiday coincides with Rosh Chodesh Tevet.
About This Holiday
Chag HaBanot (@henmazzig)
Chag HaBanot: The Festival of the Daughters (Ritualwell)
Further Resources & Reading
Eid Al-Banat source sheet (Sefaria)
This Mizrahi Feminist Hanukkah Tradition Is One We Should All Honor (Kveller)
You Need to Know About North Africa’s Feminist Hanukkah Tradition (Hey Alma)
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