Hanukkah

Chanukah on Main Street: A live Jewish soul concert by Tali Yess with a graffiti menorah, gelt drop, falafel, kosher barbecue, street art, strolling ...

Petersburg has eight nights of Hanukkah-inspired food, drink, dreidels and more. [Tampa Bay Times](https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/entertainment/things-to-do/2022/12/06/16-hanukkah-events-happening-tampa-bay-area/) and [Jewish Press of Pinellas County](https://www.jewishpresspinellas.com/articles/hanukkah-happenings-21/). [Hanukkah on Ice](https://mcusercontent.com/9481e59f51d5e174afc9182df/images/95e3c2dc-40dc-e4e1-2b57-a2dc8c5a7584.jpg): Young Israel of Tampa hosts the lighting of a grand ice menorah along with ice skating, a kosher food stand, arts and crafts, latkes and a raffle. 26. [Vodka Latke](https://www.jewishtampa.com/federation-impact/impact/vodka-latke): A party for Jewish people aged 20 to 49 includes one drink, gourmet latkes, appetizers, desserts and a cash bar. [8 Crazy Nights of Hanukkah](https://www.facebook.com/events/646338013774337): The Wheelhouse in St.

“In Hebrew, the word 'Hanukkah' means to dedicate,” says Moshe Kruger, Executive Director of the Jewish Federation of Saint Joseph Valley. “This holiday really ...

The Jewish community of Michiana says it’s special to see the city leaders take part in their religious traditions. During the eight nights of Hanukkah, a flame is kindled on each candle stick of the menorah. “In Hebrew, the word ‘Hanukkah’ means to dedicate,” says Moshe Kruger, Executive Director of the Jewish Federation of Saint Joseph Valley.

President Biden will host a Hanukkah celebration at the White House on Monday, where he is expected to condemn the rise in antisemitism in the United States ...

[Biden](https://thehill.com/people/biden/) [Charlie Cytron-Walker](https://thehill.com/people/charlie-cytron-walker/) [Donald Trump](https://thehill.com/people/donald-trump/) [Doug Emhoff](https://thehill.com/people/doug-emhoff/) [Jill Biden](https://thehill.com/people/jill-biden/) [Nick Fuentes](https://thehill.com/people/nick-fuentes/) [Ye](https://thehill.com/people/ye/) [Administration](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/) [Administration](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/) [Healthcare](https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/) [Administration](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/) [See All](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/) And Biden last week announced an inter-agency [task force](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3772525-biden-establishes-government-task-force-to-combat-antisemitism/) that will develop a national strategy for fighting antisemitism and other forms of religious hate. Among the attendees at Monday’s reception will be Bronia Brandman, a Holocaust survivor and retired public school teacher, Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, and Ambassador Michele Taylor, who is the U.S. [The Debrief](https://thehill.com/hilltv/the-debrief/) [Rising](https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/) [See all Hill.TV](https://thehill.com/hilltv) [See all Video](https://thehill.com/video) [Senate](https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/) [National Security](https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/) [Morning Report](https://thehill.com/homenews/morning-report/) [Administration](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/) [See All](https://thehill.com) The president and First Lady Jill Biden will host Jewish leaders for a reception on the second day of Hanukkah. Former President Donald Trump then hosted Ye and Nick Fuentes, a white nationalist and Holocaust denier, for dinner at his Mar-a-Lago estate last month.

The Biden administration is marking the celebration of Hanukkah this year by publicly denouncing antisemitism in the United States, with Attorney General ...

The rapper has since made a series of increasingly more extreme antisemitic remarks, and at one point, [praised Adolf Hitler](https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2022/12/03/exp-tsr-todd-kanye-suspended-from-twitter.cnn). But, now more than ever, all Americans have a moral obligation to stand up against such hate.” Previous administrations, Biden said, had borrowed menorahs with “special significance of survival, hope and joy,” to celebrate the holiday there. “As your president, I want to make this clear: As my dad would say, and many of you have said, silence is complicity. And together, we must stand up against bigotry in any of its forms. “Together, we must stand up against the disturbing rise in antisemitism.

U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will host a Hanukkah reception at the White House Monday evening. There will be a menorah lighting and ...

Even in the concentration camps during World War II, Jews found ways to observe Hanukkah. There will be a menorah lighting and the menorah, created by the Whie House carpentry shop, will become the first Jewish artifact added to the White House archives. It commemorates the rededication during the second century B.C.

WASHINGTON — (AP) — President Joe Biden is condemning growing antisemitism in remarks for a Hanukkah reception at the White House that will include a ...

The [rapper Ye](https://apnews.com/article/twitter-inc-entertainment-music-ba5c710ec59d195fe4d83cb2c9343589) expressed love for Adolf Hitler in an interview. White House carpenters built the menorah out of sterling silver candle cups and wood that was saved from a Truman-era renovation. At the event, Emhoff, who is Jewish, said he was "in pain right now" over rising antisemitism. “This year’s Hanukkah arrives in the midst of rising and emboldened antisemitism at home — and quite frankly, around the world,” Biden said. Former President [Donald Trump](https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-kanye-west-entertainment-donald-trump-21ea30fc30a9a97074581015b25e18bf) hosted a Holocaust-denying white supremacist at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida. [a spate](https://apnews.com/article/twitter-inc-entertainment-sports-business-racial-injustice-d3a65fc9f71f3bcbdab643c38fd135c3) of antisemitic episodes.

Celebrating Hanukkah both commemorates a particular hard-fought battle for Jewish religious freedom and is itself an expression of that freedom in most of ...

This is the antisemitism that — at a time of peak identity politics on- and off-campus — seeks to While the meaning of the holiday has evolved, perhaps Hanukkah’s most important and enduring lesson is that for the Jewish people, maintaining freedom can be as great a struggle as achieving it. Countering the latter type of antisemitism is not as simple as installing metal detectors and vehicle barriers. The various types and tactics of antisemitism have something else in common: They should be fought together. The first includes the broad spectrum of physical threats to Jews and Jewish institutions. These are just some of the gravest incidents on a long list that includes many more occurrences of assaults on Jews and vandalism and arson at synagogues, schools and other Jewish institutions across the country. In the West, the timing of Hanukkah also allows Jews to take part in the cheer of the Christmas holiday season with a festival uniquely their own. [intimidate Jewish college students and faculty](https://www.adl.org/resources/report/schooled-hate-anti-semitism-campus) from expressing their Jewish identity, including voicing their support for Jewish self-determination. The need to provide such physical security is outrageous. It is less focused on Jews’ physical security and instead seeks to undermine their social, academic and employment security. Considering antisemitism’s motives is important in the politically tribal atmosphere prevalent in America. The significance of Hanukkah has evolved over the past century.

SYLVANIA, Ohio — The menorah is a candelabra that many, even outside the Jewish faith, can recognize. It holds nine candles, eight representing the number ...

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Bruce Wahle of Worcester, and his wife, Ellen, joined in lighting the first candle on the menorah, a nine-branch candelabrum. On each of the eight nights of ...

it's really to bring more light to the world, more goodness and kindness to the world." When we light a menorah in the public square, that brings them to what you are saying the story is about," Fogelman said. She added, "The message to the world is, you don't have to fight with guns and swords, and whatever. Really, it's like a little light that dispels a lot of darkness." "All religions have a holiday this time of year about increasing the light in our world." That is how the story of Hanukkah is helpful to our kids." Fellman said, "I have had a parent come, and grandparents too, concerned that their classroom had an Elf on the Shelf, or were doing Secret Santa." "Every community finds meaningful ways to talk about hope, and future, and brightness." "The message is that Jews have persevered. [the story of Judas Maccabee, ](https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/maccabees-first-book-of)a military leader, and his victory over Syrian rulers described as forcing their religious practices on the Hebrews. Bruce Wahle of Worcester, and his wife, Ellen, joined in lighting the first candle on the menorah, a nine-branch candelabrum, also called the hannukiah. "It's all about community and light."

Rabbi Benjamin lit the first of eight candles to celebrate the beginning of Hanukkah on Sunday. A large menorah stands before City Hall in Quincy.

The holiday honors the Maccabean Jews' restoration of the Jewish temple in Jerusalem in the 2nd century BC. QUINCY − About 100 people gathered Sunday evening in front of Quincy City Hall for the beginning of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights. A group of about 100 people gathered for the ceremony in Quincy Center.

If you missed the festivities in these two cities, Beaverton will hold a public menorah lighting on Tuesday.

Never put down the power of one smile, one kind deed, one good action.” [public menorah lighting celebration](https://www.beavertonoregon.gov/502/Beaverton-Winter-Lights) at 5:45 p.m. Riven lit the first candle on Hillsboro’s eight-foot-tall stainless steel menorah, and Calloway lit the center shamash “helper” candle. [Chabad Jewish Center of Hillsboro](https://www.chabadh.com/), spoke about the message of Hanukkah: That one small light can grow to have a big impact. Never put down the power of one candle. The event, organized by

This year, to celebrate the ancient Jewish festival of lights, the White House added a menorah to its holiday lineup for the first time.

Bush displayed a menorah (given to him by the Synagogue Council of America) in the building. [We The People"-themed holiday display](https://www.npr.org/2022/11/28/1139417380/white-house-christmas-holiday-decor-theme). "As a descendant of those who fled persecution because they were Jewish, it is especially meaningful to be here tonight as we light this menorah in our nation's capital and under the protection of its laws." and around the world, silence is complicity — and we must forcefully say that all forms of hate, antisemitism, and violence can have no safe harbor in America." As we mark the first night of Hanukkah, we celebrate with the first-ever White House menorah. [first White House Hanukkah party](https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/president/holiday/hanukkah/) in 2001, lighting a 100-year-old menorah borrowed from the Jewish Museum in New York. And together, we must stand up against bigotry in any of its forms. [Biden called](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/12/01/remarks-by-president-biden-during-a-menorah-lighting-in-celebration-of-hanukkah/) a White House tradition that was newly "a family tradition" as well. Bill Clinton became the first president to actually light a menorah in the people's house in a small ceremony in 1993 (at which a young student's hair [famously and briefly caught fire](https://www.jta.org/quick-reads/the-girl-whose-hair-caught-fire-at-bill-clintons-hanukkah-event-is-now-a-lawyer-who-doesnt-light-a-menorah-at-home)). "Together, we must stand up against the disturbing rise in antisemitism. [arrived in the White House](https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2020/december/hanukkah-white-house-sarna.html) a decade later, when President George H.W. The White House welcomes roughly [50,000 visitors](https://whitehouse.gov1.info/visit/white-house-christmas-tour.html) each holiday season, in addition to offering [virtual tours](https://www.whitehouse.gov/holidays-2022/) of the decorations.

Artist Jeanette Kuvin Oren is standing in her studio. She is smiling as she holds Jeanette Kuvin Oren in her studio with her original artwork for the Hanukkah ...

“And the postage stamp is a unique opportunity to share that joy with all of America and not just the Jewish community. [rise of antisemetism in the U.S., ](https://www.npr.org/2022/11/30/1139971241/anti-semitism-is-on-the-rise-and-not-just-among-high-profile-figures)Oren explained her belief that a form of combating that hate is to meet it with an even more pronounced embrace of her culture. “The only thing I can do, other than publicly fight for leaders that speak out against antisemitism, which I do, is to celebrate the joy of Judaism,” she explained. “In the height of the pandemic, when I was really thinking, ‘Am I ever going to be commissioned again?’ I got a phone call from Ethel Kessler and she said, ‘We love your art. Several of her family members were killed during the Holocaust, but her grandfather made it to the United States. Kessler believed that a Hanukkah menorah — with its nine branches — could be done in the same style for the stamp. “This one just kind of hit all the milestones right when we needed them.” Then, after the artist produces a final version of their work, the director scales it down to the size of a stamp. “Three years is usually the minimum,” Kessler said. student at Yale University and preparing for her wedding, the university rabbi had a suggestion: Since Oren already pursued art as a hobby, would she be open to making her own ketubah? The Hanukkah stamp changes every other year; the stamp design for 2024 has already been approved. Then, Kessler explained, after the artist has been contacted and contracted, the design proceeds to a committee for approval — which only meets four times a year.

In recent years, Jews of color and non-Ashkenazi Jews have been bringing attention to new Hanukkah traditions.

As with dosas, it is not so much that these foods are traditionally associated with Hanukkah but that they could provide Black Jews with a way to celebrate African and Jewish aspects of their heritage with a food fried in oil. “Puri are fried in oil,” she said, and all of a sudden we had a Hanukkah party, with a menorah lighting and fried food. I have no idea how to make the bread, and it is a “seeing Mommy” treat. [The Queen of the Hanukkah Dosas](https://pjlibrary.org/books/queen-of-the-hanukkah-dosas/if00831),” which features a boy and his little sister, named Sadie. For Twitty, pulling from Creole flavors allows him to marry his Jewish religion and his African American heritage – and to offer a path for other Black Jews to do likewise. “The Queen of the Hanukkah Dosas” doesn’t mention whether the Indian side of the family is Jewish, but either way, its message for kids is clear: It can be totally normal to be a half-white, Jewish, half-Indian kid who has dosas for Hanukkah. What I especially appreciate about this particular book is that the dosas are not the point of the story. [making space for more diversity in mainstream Jewish life](https://jewsofcolorinitiative.org/). Others are people of color adopted into white Jewish families; adult converts to Judaism; or children of interracial, [interfaith marriage](https://doi.org/10.7312/zell16030-010). For most American Jews, these are indeed important holiday foods, replete with memories – both of their heavy, greasy deliciousness and of the smells that permeate the house for days after a latke fry. Today, Jews light the menorah, a candelabra with eight candles – and one “helper” candle, called a shamas – to remember the Hanukkah oil, which kept the Jerusalem temple’s everlasting lamp burning brightly. Each year, the holiday starts with just the shamas and one of the eight candles and ends, on the last night, with the entire menorah lit up.

This usually looks like a mix of Hanukkah classics like latkes (potato pancakes fried in oil), sufganiyot (jelly donuts), and maybe a brisket or some matzo ball ...

[Turtle Bread Company](http://turtlebread.com/Home/), [Breadsmith](https://www.breadsmith.com/), and [Yum! [The Kosher Spot](https://www.instagram.com/thekosherspot/?hl=en) is the go-to place for all kinds of Jewish foods, and starting next week they’ll have sufganiyot for the holiday. [Crossroads Delicatessen](https://www.crossroadsdelicatessen.com/) offers a latke package during the Hanukkah season, with the option of sour cream and cranapple sauce with their orders (real ones know that a latke dipped in applesauce is the way to go). [The Brothers Deli](https://www.thebrothersdeli.com/) is inspired by Jewish and East Coast cuisine, a whole portion of their menu is dedicated to brisket, and they also serve a big fluffy bowl of matzo ball soup. [Common Roots Cafe](https://www.commonrootscafe.com/) in Minneapolis is taking part in Hanukkah traditions with two kinds of sufganiyot (strawberry & blueberry), rugulach, and latkes served with horseradish sourcream and apple butter. Kitchen](https://yumkitchen.com/) all make great ones. [Whole Foods](https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/) caters Hanukkah meals for up to eight people, and options include brisket, salmon, or roasted chicken, and all feature latkes and matzo ball soup as a side. This usually looks like a mix of Hanukkah classics like latkes (potato pancakes fried in oil), sufganiyot (jelly donuts), and maybe a brisket or some matzo ball soup. Kitchen and Bakery](https://yumkitchen.com/) dishes out a couple classic Jewish foods, including latkes. [Cecil’s](https://cecilsdeli.com/), the iconic Jewish deli in St. [Bogarts Doughnut Co.](https://www.bogartsdoughnutco.com/) has some of the best sufganiyot around, and it’s kosher. [Glam Doll Donuts](https://glamdolldonuts.com/), the classic donut spot on Eat Street, also sells sufganiyot for Hanukkah every year.

As the first night of Hanukkah arrived Sunday, a surge of antisemitic incidents have left many Jews feeling vulnerable and even frightened.

“They’ve been allowed into the center, and we need to push them back to the corner.” “This is the time to share your pride in your faith, to show we will not cower or hide,” he said. We want kids to feel they are empowered,” she said. “May we never stop working to ensure that Americans will always be able to gather to light the menorah.” “Members of the Jewish faith and allies need to be seen. “We want kids to feel they are supported. Neither is Jewish, and they said the trip gave them a chance to see life through a new lens. We are not shying away, we are not cowering, we are here.” Other efforts were also underway to draw attention to the surge in incidents. Hanukkah received a ceremonial kickoff on a frigid Sunday afternoon at the Ellipse. For eight nights, Jews celebrate what is said to be a miracle — a story that Jews fighting persecution ( On Saturday, she and three other Jewish students from Walt Whitman were together at a club activity when they received a schoolwide email about the vandalism at their school.

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden are slated to host Jewish leaders Monday evening for a reception on the second day of Hanukkah.

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President Joe Biden is condemning growing antisemitism in remarks for a Hanukkah reception at the White House that will include a menorah lighting and ...

White House carpenters built the menorah out of wood that was saved from a Truman-era renovation and sterling silver candle cups. At the event, Emhoff, who is Jewish, said he was “in pain right now” over rising antisemitism. Neo-Nazi trolls are clamoring to [return to Twitter](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/musk-confirms-twitter-has-suspended-rapper-ye-after-swastika-post) as new CEO [Elon Musk](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/twitter-poll-closes-majority-of-users-vote-for-musk-to-step-down-as-ceo) grants “amnesty” to suspended accounts.