Hanukkah is a holiday centered on a miracle: a fight for freedom, a victory for faith, and a tiny, consecrated cruse of oil that burned for eight days instead of one. Yet, the Festival of Lights offers more than just a historical recap. It gives us a profound, actionable lesson on resilience—the spiritual fortitude required…
Hanukkah is the Festival of Lights, but it is equally the Festival of Oil. Every tradition, every celebratory dish, orbits around the central miracle of the cruse of oil that kept the Temple Menorah lit for eight days. In Ashkenazi homes, this edible commemoration is served as a salty, crisp Latke (potato pancake) or a…
The Hanukkah menorah boasts Jewish culture and pride; it serves as the hallmark of the eight-day Hanukkah celebration. Lighting the menorah is a process beyond just an everyday getting up and lighting – it’s a reminder of symbolism, devotion, and illumination of spirit. Below, discover the Hanukkah menorah, what it symbolizes, the rituals involved with…
Dreidel is the game of Hanukkah— easy, fun, and all the enjoyable suspense that a family can have playing together in a ritualistic fashion. As long as you have a dreidel and some chips to play with, then you’re good to go! But what if you are looking for other games that possess the same…
What Is a Dreidel? A dreidel is a four-sided spinning top with Hebrew letters on each side (Nun—נ, Gimel—ג, Hei—ה, and Shin—ש). Each letter stands for the acronym “Nes Gadol Haya Sham”—”A great miracle happened there.” In Israel, the Shin side is a Peh (פ) to say, “Nes Gadol Haya Po”—”A great miracle happened here.”…