The #1 question during Hanukkah is: What is the correct way to spell the name of this holiday? As I blogged about last year, “Since it’s a Hebrew word that is transliterated into English, there are several acceptable spellings. But people still want to know if there is a consensus.” Just as there is no consensus as to [...]
The Secret of Miracles We live in a world of cause and effect. The deeds of man, in particular, profoundly affect both the material and spiritual dimensions. In that light, what was the “cause,” i.e., merit that awakened the phenomenal miracles of Chanukah? The story of the Exodus from Egypt sheds light on our question. [...]
There are dozens of coloring and painting apps for iPad and iPhone, but just few “Jewish”. Turn your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad into a Jewish coloring book. Davka Coloring Blast is a new, lovely coloring book for Jewish children, with an easy-to-use navigation tool for the young ones. Kids can paint and learn the basic colors, and [...]
Make Hanukkah (the Festival of Lights) extra special by lighting the Sderot Menorah in your home. Made entirely from kassam rockets that exploded in Israel, its intricate detail and beauty are powerful symbols of the endurance of the Jewish People. The Sderot Menorah demonstrates the triumph of good over evil and the light of Israel [...]
In the fall of 2007, a few students at Yeshiva University came to a startling realization: Jewish collegiate a cappella groups had been formed on almost every college campus with a substantial Jewish student community – every campus, that was, except for YU! This realization soon led to the formation of the Maccabeats, YUâs all-male a capella group. [...]
An interactive, animated, read-along Hanukkah book with games. Have your kids listen too, read-along with, or even record a brand new Hanukkah story. Richard Codorâs Too Many Latkes tells the tale of a mysterious man and the mayhem that ensues when he gives a magic potato to a family that needs a little help celebrating [...]
Robin Chaplik and Mark Dice weave a magical story, Latkes For Everyone! It is a tale of friends, family and latkes – all in a big holiday coloring book! Help Leah make this the best Hanukkah ever! Light her menorah with vibrant colors. Paint her a great dreidel. Draw lots and lots of latkes! Follow [...]
“Guidelines: Chanukah – More than Two Hundred of the Most Commonly Asked Questions about Chanukah” by Rabbi Elozor Barclay and Rabbi Yitzchok Jaeger A collection of over 200 commonly asked questions about Chanukah. Clear, accurate, and easy-to-read answers will provide you with all of the information you need about the laws and customs of this [...]
iBracha app offers ready-made Hebrew greeting cards for every occasion. App contains a variety of ready-made templates with backgrounds and texts that can be combined to create custom greeting cards for a variety of occasions: Pesach, Rosh Hashana, Sukkot, Shavuot, Hanukkah, Purim, birthdays, weddings and more. You can send greetings as a MMS, by email as a cool image [...]
Kindling Hanukkah (Chanukah) lights is the most important Hanukkah custom. Jews light Hanukkah candles to remember the miracle of the Maccabees’ victory and the miracle of the oil that burnt for eight days in the holy Temple. It is a mitzvah (commandment from God) that Jews “publicize the miracle” by lighting a Hanukkah Menorah each [...]
Oil that was put in the Chanukah Menorah and was not burnt, as well as wicks that were used and candles that didn’t burn fully should be burnt after Chanukah. Since they were set aside for the Mitzva of Chanukah they cannot be used for any other purpose. If one had the explicit intention to [...]
The Torah Reading for tomorrow – the last day of  Chanuka – has 39 verses. It starts from ×××× ×׊××× × in Parshat Naso and continues all the way past the end of the Parsha and ends with the first paragraph of Parshat Beha’alotcha which talks about the daily lighting the 7-branched Menora in the Mishkan [...]
Jewish Calendar: Chanukah – Maoz Tzur (Part 2) - in this Torah shiur on Chanukah, Rabbi Avishai David continues his explication of  Maoz Tzur, the hymn sung after candle lighting on Chanuka. Part of the obligation to publicize the miracles of Chanuka (pirsumei nisa) is to verbally praise Hashem for them. Maoz Tzur incorporates praise for [...]
Name four great Hanukkah songs. OK, then how about two good Chanukkah songs? Not easy, huh? Adam Gardner (Guster) and Dave Schneider (the Zambonis) have taken up the important task of writing a bunch of great, rockinâ Hanukah songs. They have a new album of indie-pop rock songs called âHanukkah Rocks.â Picking up where Adam Sandler left [...]
Hanukkah is the Festival of Lights.  Every year Jews celebrate the Maccabeeâs victory and restoration of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem with Hanukkah menorahs,  games, gifts and delicious latkes.  Hanukkah: The Festival of  Lights - StoryChimes takes your child on a historic journey to learn how Judah Maccabee stood up for his beliefs to prevail over [...]
