Hanukkah

by Sarah Pachter

Give, elevate the physical, and tap into tranquility.

by Hanna Perlberger

Give yourself – and others – permission to be human.

by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff

Meditate on these 5 short insights as you gaze at your menorah’s lights.

by Aryeh Rosenzweig

Growing up, Hanukkah – and just about everything about Judaism – seemed vacuous and superficial. Then I started to learn.

by Elizabeth Emery

As a convert celebrating my first year of Jewish holidays, I can see that there's something in Judaism that is very much worth fighting for.

by Rabbi Philip Moskowitz

Anyone can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary.

by Rabbi Efrem Goldberg

Hanukkah teaches us how to see beyond the surface.

by Rabbi Reuven J. Epstein

The Hanukkah battle isn't over.

by Debbie Gutfreund

Dispelling five myths that block us from connecting to God.

by Aish UK

Questions and ideas to discuss each night as you light your menorah.

by Yael Zoldan M.A.

In a dark world, you must be the light.

by Debbie Gutfreund

Bringing the hidden light of Chanukah into our lives.

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.

by Lori Palatnik

Being a role model for Jewish values is truly the gift of a lifetime.

by Rabbi Eytan Feiner

The heart of fire contains the unifying power of peace.

by Yaakov Astor

Shoot for the stars or be more realistic? Two perspectives reflected in the Chanukah light.

by Efim Svirsky

Tapping into the spiritual energy of Chanukah.

by Yaakov Astor

The menorah's flames remind us that technology is but a gift from God.

by Rabbi Shraga Simmons

The Greeks wanted to tear out the heart of Judaism and reduce it to mere symbolism.

by Shimon Apisdorf

In many ways America is the cultural by-product of ancient Greece.

by Shimon Apisdorf

The meaning of the special prayer of gratitude recited on Chanukah.

by Shimon Apisdorf

Time-traveling with an army general and a CNN correspondent back to the Jewish revolt against the Greeks.

To be a brilliant source of light, you don't have to be brighter than all the other stars.

What motivated the Maccabees to dare and take on the best organized, most powerful military machine in the world?

by Rebbetzin Feige Twerski

Regardless of the insecurity, unpredictability, and appearance of hopelessness, as Jews we need to leave tomorrow to God.

by Shimon Apisdorf

"For God's candle is the soul of man." (Proverbs)

by Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller

The seven branches represent the seven channels of spiritual self-expression, which can change you forever.

by Shimon Apisdorf

We often don't see what is right in front of us. Why?

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

The distinction between the natural and the miraculous is only one of human perception. Everything that occurs is really a miracle.

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Hanukkah comes to teach us how history can take the most unlikely turns and produce the most improbable victors.