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Dispel the Darkness: #ShineALight on Antisemitism

This December, post a unified image and caption on Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn and TikTok.

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12/7/2023 Top Pick

Opinion: Campus DEI Offices Have Failed To Address Antisemitism

Colleges’ responses to Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel highlight struggles of Jewish college students.

By Shira SchoenbergFor The Boston Globe

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12/6/2023 Top Pick

Holiday Recipe: Make Vegan Chopped Liver

Lehrhaus chef Noah Clickstein shared a vegan twist on a beloved family recipe.

By Annie JonasFor Boston.com

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12/6/2023 Top Pick

This Boston Synagogue Looks Like a New England Church

The hundred-year-old Vilna Shul is the only one in the region that has retained its folk art-painted walls.

By Jennifer A. SternFor The Forward

Rabbi Marc Baker Hanukkah 2023

12/6/2023 Top Pick

Hanukkah and the Resilience of the Jewish Spirit

Hanukkah teaches us that, precisely when it may seem hardest, we can overcome if we remain strong, resolved, and proud of who we are.

By Rabbi Marc BakerFor Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)

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12/6/2023 Top Pick

Vayishlach: We Need Stories to Counter the Narrative of Endless War

One tool for us to help encourage peace among the children of Abraham is amplifying stories of peace among them.

By Rabbi Josh BreindelFor T'ruah

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“Hanukkats” by Talking Hands Theatre

Up Next: Today, 1:00 pm

Puppet Showplace Theater, Brookline

Animal puppets from the puppet showHanukkats

$16

Saturday, December 9 1:00pm - 11:30am

Puppet Showplace Theater32 Station StBrookline, MA 02445

Requires registration $16.00

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Roots: Honoring Israel

Today, 4:00 pm

First Church in Cambridge, Cambridge

(Photo: Robert Bye/Unsplash)

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Temple Emanuel of Newton

Saturday, December 9 4:00pm - 5:00pm

First Church in Cambridge11 Garden StCambridge, MA 02138

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PJ Library Hanukkah Havdalah

Today, 5:00 pm

Temple B'Nai Abraham, Beverly

Free

Lappin Foundation

Saturday, December 9 5:00pm - 6:30pm

Temple B'Nai Abraham200 E Lothrop StBeverly, MA 01915

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Festival of Lights

Today, 5:30 pm

Temple Israel, Sharon

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Free

Temple Israel of Sharon

Saturday, December 9 5:30pm - 8:30pm

Temple Israel125 Pond StSharon, MA 02067

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A Ray of Hope for Every Hostage

Today, 6:30 pm

New England Holocaust Memorial, Boston

Free

IAC New England

Saturday, December 9 6:30pm - 7:15pm

New England Holocaust Memorial 98 Union StreetBoston, MA 02108

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Community Walk for Kibbutz Nahal Oz

Tomorrow, 1:00 pm

Devereux Beach, Marblehead

Join EHS to walk for Kibbutz Nahal Oz

$18

Epstein Hillel School

Sunday, December 10 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Devereux Beach 105 Ocean AvenueMarblehead, MA 01945

Requires registration $18.00 - $54.00

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Chanukah Festival

Tomorrow, 1:30 pm

JCC Greater Boston, Newton

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$18

JCC Greater Boston

Sunday, December 10 1:30pm - 3:30pm

JCC Greater Boston333 Nahanton StNewton, MA 02459

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Chanukah Legoland at Patriot Place

Tomorrow, 2:00 pm

Howl Splitsville Topgolf Foxborough, Foxborough

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Free

Chabad Jewish Center of Mansfield & Bristol County

Sunday, December 10 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Howl Splitsville Topgolf Foxborough220 Patriot PlFoxborough, MA 02035

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