The author of ‘The Matzah Ball,’ a Hanukkah novel, wants Jews to read more romance “I wanted to write a book for Jews where the heroes were sexy, where the men were strong, where the women were beautiful,” said Jean Meltzer, a self-proclaimed rabbinical school dropout and Christmas junkie. By Philissa Cramer October 19, 2021 3:33 pm
Ideas We need to make Hanukkah more accessible for children with autism, including my son who loves Christmas With its flickering open flames and uncovered frying pans of hot oil, Hanukkah is a potential 911 call waiting to happen. December 24, 2020 12:19 pm
Ideas My Jewish family doesn’t celebrate Christmas, but for 6 decades we’ve celebrated with our close Catholic friends I believe more in the value of my own religious traditions every time I’m privileged enough to “help” the Maurizios take part in theirs. December 22, 2020 4:17 pm
Ideas 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 celebrated Hanukkah for the first time and it was delightful By Lior Zaltzman December 17, 2020 3:51 pm from Kveller This link opens in a new window
5 easy ways to get the smell of fried latkes out of your house By Shannon Sarna December 17, 2020 2:41 pm from The Nosher This link opens in a new window
A Netanyahu adviser once gave Tony Blinken Hanukkah joke advice. Thankfully, he ignored it. By Ron Kampeas December 15, 2020 5:07 pm
Ideas We let our kids plan Hanukkah this year — and it taught me so much about the holiday By Hannah Lebovits December 14, 2020 12:39 pm
Ideas Hanukkah isn’t a major Jewish holiday. This year, maybe it should be. By Rabbi Sari Laufer December 11, 2020 12:35 pm
Meet the rabbi-and-sabermetrician duo behind Virtual Dreidel, a game made for pandemic Hanukkah By Philissa Cramer December 10, 2020 6:42 pm