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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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Jewbilee (JCA) 7 PM Tuesday, December 24. RSVP for location
Night 6 (Monday, December 30)
Chanukah Extravaganza (Chabad of Southern MN) 5 PM. Levee Park (58 Center St, Winona)
Young Couples Chanukah Party (Chabad YJP) 7 PM. Chabad Minneapolis (11033 Hillside Lane W, Minnetonka) $18
Candlelight Yoga (Minnesota JCC) 6 PM. Capp Center (1375 St Paul Ave, St Paul)
Dinner, Donuts & Dreidels (Chabad Macalester-Groveland) 6 PM. Chabad Macalester-Groveland (1546 Portland 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 | Vegan, Gluten-Free 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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