by Aish UK
by Rabbi Menachem Lehrfield
Why did Judaism pose such a great threat to ancient Greece?
by Debbie Gutfreund
Skip the new tie. Give your husband the gift he really wants.
Rabbi Benjamin Blech
by Rabbi Benjamin Blech
Like the days of Hanukkah, we are witnessing miracles today.
This year give your wife the gift she really wants.
by Yael Zoldan M.A.
In a dark world, you must be the light.
Hanukkah is a special time for us to say thank You for all the little and big miracles in our lives.
by Rabbi Yonason Goldson
Thanksgiving and Hanukkah remind us to be grateful not just for the success, but even for the struggle.
The similarities – and essential differences – between Thanksgiving and Hanukkah.
by Jason Elbaum
Lighting Hanukkah candles is a brave act in the Maccabean tradition.
by Rabbi Nachman Zakon
The Maccabees’ eternal lessons for preserving Jewish continuity and pride.
The Maccabees realized that there is a time to fight.
by Joel Padowitz
Understanding the cultural clash between the Greeks and the Jews.
Understanding the meaning of the Chanukah battle, a war unlike any other.
by Emuna Braverman
Are we willing to fight for what’s right?
by Lawrence Kelemen
The military victory and the burning oil provide a deep lesson in self-discovery.
by Yechezkel Freundlich
The Jewish definition of “miraculous” is different from Merriam-Webster.
Why didn't God simply give the Jews an eight-day supply of oil?
by Dr. Simcha Shapiro
Chanukah's eight powerful tools for bringing some light into the darkness.
Is a beautiful golf swing enough to make you a hero?
Bringing the hidden light of Chanukah into our lives.
by Rabbi Doniel Baron
The astonishing connection between the two reflects the deeper meaning of Hanukkah.
by Rabbi Avi Shafran
What's the difference between nature and the miraculous?
Sara Yoheved Rigler
by Sara Yoheved Rigler
Is it a Jewish value to yield or to resist?
What you and I today would have written off as an act of insanity, was in fact one of the greatest deeds in Jewish history.
by Aliza Kramer
The Maccabees taught us that immobilizing perfectionism leaves no room for God.
by Lori Palatnik
A Jewish princess does not wait for her prince.
Being a role model for Jewish values is truly the gift of a lifetime.
The astonishing connection between Alexander the Great and the Jewish high priest.
by Rabbi Eytan Feiner
The discrepancy in how the Hanukkah dreidel and Purim gragger are spun reflect a profound lesson in the nature of the two holidays.
by Rabbi Baruch Beyer
Miracles don't happen anymore, do they?
The heart of fire contains the unifying power of peace.
The Greeks thought that physicality was a primary goal of man.
by Yaakov Astor
Shoot for the stars or be more realistic? Two perspectives reflected in the Chanukah light.
by Rabbi Ken Spiro
The pivotal scene that you won't see in any movie sets the stage for the story of Chanukah.
by Efim Svirsky
Tapping into the spiritual energy of Chanukah.
The menorah's flames remind us that technology is but a gift from God.
Some surprising lessons are unearthed with Saddam Hussein.
by Rabbi Yehuda Krohn, Psy.D.
Nurturing the subtle, contradictory strivings for intimacy.
by Sherri Lederman Mandell
Chanukah and the murder of my son taught me a new way of seeing.
by Debbie Hirschmann
My mother, a Holocaust survivor, always said, "You can be a Jew on the inside, but not on the outside." It was just too risky.
by Shimon Apisdorf
The story of Chana and her seven sons is one of the most heartrending in all of Jewish history.
The Chanukah story is filled with the dedication and heroism of Jewish women.
Tthe Greeks took their gods as seriously as we take the stock market.
by Rabbi Shraga Simmons
The Greeks wanted to tear out the heart of Judaism and reduce it to mere symbolism.
Comparing the Greek exile to the darkness at the beginning of creation.
In many ways America is the cultural by-product of ancient Greece.
by Rabbi Shraga Simmons and Shimon Apisdorf
For the Maccabees, it was not physical life at stake, but the spiritual life of the Jew.
The meaning of the special prayer of gratitude recited on Chanukah.
Time-traveling with an army general and a CNN correspondent back to the Jewish revolt against the Greeks.
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