Chanukah

Chanukah Goblins at a Theater Near You

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Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer, JE Feature

Move over, Nutcracker; make way, Tiny Tim: there is a new theatrical tradition in town this year just in time for the holidays, and this one features hot latkes, chocolate gelt, live klezmer music and Chanukah candle lighting. Gas and Electric Arts, a Philadelphia-based theater company founded by Lower Merion native Lisa Jo Epstein and partner David Brown in 2005,...

Food

Chanukah: A Holiday Tailor-Made for Kids

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Rivka Tal, Jewish Exponent Feature

The festive holiday of Chanukah lasts eight days -- even here in Israel, where some of the holidays are short a day. And it's a good thing, too, for we have eight days in which to light candles every night and show thanks for the Jews' miraculous victory over the Greeks.

Food

We've Struck Oil!

And cheese, too, since it played a significant part in the lore of Chanukah

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Sybil Kaplan, JTA

Latkes and sufganiyot, the jelly-filled doughnuts especially popular in Israel, are well-known Chanukah fare made with oil to signify the holiday tale.

Chanukah

The Lights of Chanukah Can Let the Sunshine In

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Rabbi Elisa Goldberg, JE Feature

As the days shorten and the nights grow long, we seek out sources of light and warmth to sustain us.

Chanukah

A Chanu-Crafty Vest

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Deborah Hirsch

Every year as Chanukah approaches, Center City resident Eleanor Levie pulls out a black crocheted vest that she spruced up by sewing on a larger-than-life chanukiah and dreidels.