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Hanukkah
In 2023/5784 Hanukkah is sundown December 7 to sundown December 15.
About This Holiday
Celebrate Hanukkah (My Jewish Learning)
Hanukkah (Chabad)
Hanukkah (Aish)
Hanukkah (Reform Judaism)
Events
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Customs, food, melodies of Sephardic Chanukah celebration (Or Emet) 10 a.m. Sunday, December 3. Talmud Torah of St. Paul (768 Hamline Ave. S, St Paul)
Winter Symphony Orchestra Concert (Minnesota JCC) 7 p.m. Tuesday, December 6. Capp Center (1375 St. Paul Ave., St. Paul)
Thursday, December 7 (1 Candle)
Chanukah Celebration & Menorah Lighting (Chabad Minneapolis) 5:30 p.m. Sabes JCC (4330 Cedar Lake Rd., Minneapolis)
Songs to Re-root and Remember: Hanukkah Edition (Minnesota JCC) 7 p.m. Westwood Hills Nature Center (8300 W Franklin Ave., St Louis Park). $10
Friday, December 8 (2 Candles)
Shabbanukkah: 20s & 30s Hanukkah Shabbat Dinner (Beth El) Beth El Synagogue (5225 Barry Street West, St. Louis Park)
Light Up the Night (Adath Jeshurun) 5 p.m. Adath Jeshurun Congregation (10500 Hillside Lane W, Minnetonka)
Saturday, December 9 (3 Candles)
Hanukkah Shabbat Brunch (Moishe Pod Twin Cities – Young Families) 10 a.m. Private home (RSVP for location)
Singing, Havdalah, and Hanukkah Candle Lighting (Shir Tikvah) 5 p.m. Shir Tikvah (1360 W Minnehaha Pkwy., Minneapolis)
Chanukah Soiree (Chabad YJP) 7:30 p.m. Modist Brewing Co. (505 N 3rd St, Minneapolis). $22 – 36
Sunday, December 10 (4 Candles)
Hanukkah Cookie Decorating Class (The Beancounter’s Sweets & Hopkins/Minnetonka Recreation) 1:30 p.m. The Marsh (15000 Minnetonka Blvd., Minnetonka). $51
Lights & Strikes (Chabad Maple Grove) 3 p.m. Sundance Entertainment (15240 113th Ave. N, Maple Grove). $7-10
Chanukah Lights for Israel (Beth El) 4 p.m. Beth El Synagogue (5225 Barry Street W, Saint Louis Park)
Chanukah in Wayzata Menorah Lighting (JCRC & Chabad Minneapolis) 4:30 p.m. Panoway Plaza (688 Lake St E, Wayzata)
Stories of the Season: Hanukkah (Shir Tikvah & PJ Library) 4:30 p.m. Shir Tikvah (1360 W Minnehaha Pkwy., Minneapolis)
Community Chanukkah Celebration (Minnesota Hillel & Chabad UMN) 7 p.m. Northrop Plaza (84 Church Street SE, Minneapolis)
Monday, December 11 (5 Candles)
Cocoa and Candles Hanukkah Celebration (JCRC) 6 p.m. Barry Family Campus (4330 Cedar Lake Rd., Minneapolis)
Tuesday, December 12 (6 Candles)
Hanukat Habayit (Beth Jacob) 5:30 p.m. Beth Jacob Congregation (1179 VIctoria Curve, Mendota Heights) $12-50
A Palace of Tear and Songs: A Night Communal Music, Singing, and Justice (Shir Tikvah) 6 p.m. Shir Tikvah (1360 W Minnehaha Pkwy., Minneapolis)
Chanukah Wonderland (Gan Preschool) 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 6. Mall of America (60 E Broadway, Bloomington). $10
Wednesday, December 13 (7 Candles)
Parade of Light (Chabad Minneapolis) 5:30 p.m. Chabad Minneapolis (2845 Hedberg Dr., Minnetonka)
Thursday, December 14 (8 Candles)
Latkes and Learning: Political and Spiritual Tools for Dedicating Ourselves to Home (Shir Tikvah) 6 p.m. Shir Tikvah (1360 W Minnehaha Pkwy., Minneapolis)
Vegan Hanukkah Potluck (Jewish Veg–Twin Cities) 6 p.m. Private home (RSVP for location)
Atid Hanukkah Feast & Festivities (Adath Jeshurun) 6:30 p.m. Adath Jeshurun Congregation (10500 Hillside Lane W, Minnetonka)
Pajamakkah Party (Chabad Macalester-Groveland) 9 p.m. Chabad Macalester-Groveland (1546 Portland Avenue, St. Paul)
Cabaret of Lights: A Hanukkah Burlesque Show 7 p.m. Saturday, December 16. Capri Theater (2027 West Broadway Avenue Minneapolis). $18-36
Hanukkah Cookie Decorating (Moishe Pod Twin Cities – Young Families) 3:30 p.m. Sunday, December 17. Private home (RSVP for location)
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
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 2023/5784 Chag HaBanot is celebrated from sundown December 12 – sundown December 13. 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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