Hanukkah

Hanukkah story excavation Hasmonean

Ruins of a Hellenistic fortress show ‘tangible evidence’ of Hanukkah story, Israeli archaeologists say

They say coins found at the site point to the destruction of the fortress by the Hasmonean leader John Hyrcanus around 112 BCE.

By Shira Hanau November 18, 2021 5:47 am

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Phil Sklar posing in front of bobbleheads

Meet the Jewish founder of the world’s only bobblehead museum, and his Hanukkah bobbles

Hanukkah gets the bobblehead treatment, courtesy of the Jewish co-founder of the world’s only bobblehead museum.

November 12, 2021 9:54 am

Padma Lakshmi lighting a Menorah

Padma Lakshmi heads to the Lower East Side for a Hanukkah edition of Hulu’s ‘Taste the Nation’

In a special Hannukah-themed episode of her Hulu show, the host visits Russ and Daughters, the Pickle Guys and other New York Jewish mainstays.

November 5, 2021 5:01 pm

A Hannukkah pillow with a Passover message

Jewish shoppers are calling out big-box retailers’ Hanukkah mistakes. It’s working.

By Shira Hanau November 1, 2021 9:01 am

A prolific Jewish writer has collected 4,000 tiny dreidels found by Eastern European treasure hunters

By Shira Hanau October 29, 2021 9:53 am

The author of ‘The Matzah Ball,’ a Hanukkah novel, wants Jews to read more romance

By Philissa Cramer October 19, 2021 3:33 pm

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We need to make Hanukkah more accessible for children with autism, including my son who loves Christmas

By Jennifer Berger December 24, 2020 12:19 pm

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My Jewish family doesn’t celebrate Christmas, but for 6 decades we’ve celebrated with our close Catholic friends

By Sarah Jae Leiber December 22, 2020 4:17 pm

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Growing up in Iran, Hanukkah just wasn’t on my radar. That’s made Jewish parenting in America hard.

By Orly Minazad December 18, 2020 1:53 pm

Chrissy Teigen on Hanukkah Background

Chrissy Teigen celebrated Hanukkah for the first time and it was delightful

By Lior Zaltzman December 17, 2020 3:51 pm

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