


Making Virtual Chanukah Together
Aging Jewishly – What Our Traditions Tell Us about Growing Old Rabbi Barbara Aiello “So how do you like it?” Cora reached into her shopping bag and retrieved a lovely brass Chanukah menorah. “Beautiful, Sweetie,” said Dan, as he gave his wife of 48 years a peck on the...
The Kabbalistic Meaning of the Chanukah Candles
The Lights of Chanukah The Kabbalistic Meaning of Each Candle First Candle – Freedom We remember the dedication and courage of the Maccabees. We give thanks for freedom and rededicate ourselves to the ideals of justice Second Candle – Knowledge We give thanks for the...
A Calabria Miracle!
A Calabria Miracle! When Covid Restrictions Cancelled our Chanukah Celebration the Local Parish Priest Offered the Church! When Sinagoga Ner Tamid del Sud was deemed too small to meet Italy’s Covid 19 social distancing requirements it seemed that the annual...
Bendigamos al Altísimo: A Ladino Hanukkah Blessing for the Seventh Night
“Bendigamos” is the Ladino version of the traditional Hallel and is sung on the seventh night of Hanukkah, which falls this year on December 4, 2021. Hanukkah is the only Jewish festival whose holy day observance crosses two Hebrew months. It is the night...
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