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Quick and Easy Guide to Lighting the Menorah

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Boston’s Top 10 Latkes

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A Dozen Delightful Sufganiyot Spots

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Our Best Hanukkah Recipes: New Twists on Holiday Classics

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Food & Recipes

12/16/2024 Top Pick

Boston’s Top 10 Latkes

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

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12/16/2024 Top Pick

A Dozen Delightful Sufganiyot Spots

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

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12/2/2024 Top Pick

The Hanukkah Cocktail Pop-Up Maccabee Bar Is Back

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

11/20/2024 Top Pick

Aunt Lisl’s Butter Cookies

Bake and decorate these classic buttery cookies—a delicious treat that kids will love helping to create.

By Joan NathanFor JewishBoston

11/20/2024 Top Pick

Ice Cream Cupcake Edible Menorah

By Joan NathanFor JewishBoston

12/13/2023 Top Pick

At Mamaleh’s, Thousands of Latkes Are a Labor of Love

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

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Crafts & DIY

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12/16/2024 Top Pick

Quick and Easy Guide to Lighting the Menorah

By JewishBoston

Upcycled Crayon Candles

11/16/2021 Top Pick

Upcycled Crayon Candles

This bright idea turns something old into something new and wonderful.

By PJ Library

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11/16/2021 Top Pick

Hanukkah Coloring Book

A coloring book complete with the Hanukkah prayers.

By Custom & Craft

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11/12/2021 Top Pick

Hanukkah Matching Game for Kids

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11/11/2020 Top Pick

Inclusive Holiday Cards

A new trio of interfaith cards for Hanukkah and Christmas.

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12/3/2018 Top Pick

Five Meaningful Hanukkah Activities for Kids

By Shaney Wacks

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11/30/2018 Top Pick

How To Clean Your Menorah

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A Resource for Passover and Beyond

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12/16/2024 Top Pick

The Flaming Tea Ceremony: A Hanukkah Tradition Rekindled

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

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12/16/2024 Top Pick

Quick and Easy Guide to Lighting the Menorah

By JewishBoston

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12/12/2024 Top Pick

What To Know About Hanukkah’s “5th Night” Philanthropy Movement

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

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12/14/2022 Top Pick

When Hanukkah Was About Politics and Zionism, Not Gifts

Brandeis University professor Ellen Kellman talks about how the holiday was commemorated at America’s secular Yiddish schools.

By Lawrence GoodmanFor Brandeis University

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12/6/2021 Top Pick

10 Parents on How Their Family Celebrates Hanukkah

CJP president Rabbi Marc Baker discusses his family’s extensive, round-robin dreidel tournament.

By Kelly KamenetzkyFor Verywell Family

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11/29/2021 Top Pick

Christmas Trees in Jewish Homes: A Brief History

By Julian CardilloFor Brandeis University

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Voices From Our Community

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1/9/2025 Top Pick

Hanukkah in Ukraine Like Never Before

Hanukkah in Dnipro shone brighter than ever this year, filling a deep void of light in dark times, as the entire city embraced the Festival of Lights.

By Zelig BrezFor Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)

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Recognizing the Daily Miracles of Life

How Obi-Wan Kenobi and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel can teach us to appreciate the miracles in everyday life.

By Rabbi Josh BreindelFor Congregation Beth El of the Sudbury River Valley

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12/26/2024 Top Pick

Light in the Darkest Place

By Jennifer WeinstockFor Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)

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12/26/2024 Top Pick

Survival and Renewal

The urgency of renewing our commitment to building deep, purposeful, and joyful Jewish identity is a profound opportunity to reignite the sparks of Judaism.

By Rabbi Marc BakerFor Jewish Journal

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12/20/2024 Top Pick

Creating Light, Sharing in Miracles

By Rabbi Marc BakerFor Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)

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12/18/2024 Top Pick

Welcoming the Light in This Season of Darkness

In 2024, Hanukkah and Christmas share a rare and meaningful overlap, both beginning on Dec. 25.

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor WBUR

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12/9/2024

Hanukkah and Christmas: Themes of Miracles and Light

This year Christmas falls on the first night of Hanukkah, an opportunity for interfaith family and friends to celebrate the two traditions together.

Rabbi Marc Baker

12/15/2023 Top Pick

Resistance and Renewal

By welcoming Israeli children who came to Boston to escape the war, our Jewish day schools are bringing learning and love to those who need it most.

By Rabbi Marc BakerFor Jewish Journal

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11/20/2023 Top Pick

10 Years Ago, American Jews Celebrated Thanksgivukkah

It’s been 10 years since Thanksgivukkah—the rare convergence of Thanksgiving and Hanukkah—revolutionized the Jewish-American holiday experience.

By Yael BuechlerFor Jewish Telegraphic Agency

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12/17/2024 Top Pick

A Beloved Hanukkah Album Gets Its Moment to Shine

The prominent Yiddish singer Moishe Oysher recorded it in the 1950s.

By Noah SchafferFor The Boston Globe

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12/12/2024 Top Pick

Music for All Eight Nights

A song for each night of Hanukkah.

By Laura Conrad MandelFor Jewish Arts Collaborative

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12/9/2024 Top Pick

Illuminating Hanukkah Through Music

An evening of community joy at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

By Laura Conrad MandelFor Jewish Arts Collaborative

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12/14/2023 Top Pick

Artist Joshua Meyer Finds Light in Hanukkah-Themed Work

Cambridge artist and CJP grantee Joshua Meyer’s “Eight Approaches" is an intriguing abstract work currently on display at the Worcester Art Museum.

By Richard DuckettFor Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Boston, MA - December 5: Concluding a ceremony in Copley Square in Boston, Boston City Councilor Kenzie Bok lit a giant menorah on the last day of Hanukkah on December 5, 2021. Two lifts carried participants, including Governor Charlie Baker, up for the lighting. (Photo by Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

12/9/2023 Top Pick

All of the Lights: Ways To Celebrate Hanukkah in Boston This Season

We’ve got things to eat and drink, events around Boston and even some light reading to help you mark the holiday, no matter how you’re celebrating.

By Hanna AliFor WBUR

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11/21/2023 Top Pick

Preview the MFA’s New Gallery Devoted to Judaica

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

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12/9/2022 Top Pick

The Festival of Lights Returns to the MFA

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

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12/8/2022 Top Pick

This Prolific South Shore Kids’ Author Is Also a Rabbi

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

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12/25/2024 Top Pick

Boston Marks First Night of Hanukkah

More than 100 people gathered for the 41st annual menorah lighting on Boston Common, celebrating Hanukkah and Christmas with unity and light.

By Adam SennottFor The Boston Globe

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12/25/2024 Top Pick

Boston Kicks Off Hanukkah With Menorah Lighting

Despite Israel’s challenges and rising antisemitism, Jewish community members vow to continue honoring and celebrating annual traditions.

By Michael RosenfieldFor NBC10 Boston

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12/21/2024 Top Pick

For Some Interfaith Families, a Special Holiday Season

For the first time in almost 20 years, Hanukkah falls on Christmas Day, a rare quirk of the calendar that has occurred only four times since 1900.

By Nick StoicoFor The Boston Globe

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12/18/2024 Top Pick

Hanukkah’s Arrival on Christmas Renews ‘Chrismukkah’

How interfaith families celebrate, blend and balance holiday traditions.

By Jacob GurvisFor Jewish Telegraphic Agency

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12/8/2023 Top Pick

At Menorah Lighting, Healey Invokes ‘Love and Support’

Denouncing the scourge of hate fueled by the Israel-Hamas War, Gov. Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu stood in solidarity with the Jewish community for Hanukkah.

By Alison KuznitzFor Gloucester Daily Times

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12/7/2023 Top Pick

Boston-Area Jews Celebrate Hanukkah Amid Strife Abroad

Hanukkah comes at a fraught time this year.

By Simón RiosFor WBUR

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12/7/2023 Top Pick

Boston’s Jewish Residents Banish the Darkness of War

“We celebrate the faith and the strength of the Jewish community, especially in this moment, especially in this time,” said Gov. Maura Healey.

By John L. MicekFor MassLive

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12/7/2023 Top Pick

Jewish Communities in Mass. Light Menorahs To Send a Message of Hope on First Night of Hanukkah

From Boston to Brookline, and all over Massachusetts, the message on Hanukkah is that the Jewish community will not be afraid to show pride in its identity.

By Tammy MutasaFor WBZ News

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12/22/2022 Top Pick

Keeping Hanukkah Bright Despite Increased Antisemitism

Amid rising incidents of antisemitism in Massachusetts and the entire U.S., the Boston Jewish community is continuing to celebrate Hanukkah proudly.

By Madeleine AitkenFor Boston.com

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12/19/2022 Top Pick

Governor-Elect Healey Celebrates First Night of Hanukkah

Community members and governor-elect Maura Healey joined the Chabad of Downtown Boston on Sunday for the 39th annual Hanukkah menorah lighting.

By Madison MercadoFor The Boston Globe

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12/19/2022 Top Pick

Hanukkah Marked With Boston Common Menorah Lighting

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