Ideas

My Jewish family doesn’t celebrate Christmas, but for 6 decades we’ve celebrated with our close Catholic friends

I believe more in the value of my own religious traditions every time I’m privileged enough to “help” the Maurizios take part in theirs.

Identity/Crisis Ideas

Jamaal Bowman wants to be the bridge between his Jewish and Black constituents

As a Black man in America, the newly elected congressman believes he can’t ignore or seek to harm white people on his path to justice, freedom and equality.

Ideas

Hanukkah in Australia: Celebrating perseverance and visibility in the summertime

Celebrating Hanukkah in a place with few other Jews has helped me feel more confident expressing my identity as a Jewish person.

Why Christmas is the best day to be a Jew

Growing up in Iran, Hanukkah just wasn’t on my radar. That’s made Jewish parenting in America hard.

Hasidic rapper Nissim Black opens up about his creative process, spirituality and COVID recovery

Good Hanukkah shows and movies for kids are hard to find — but these few were worth the search

We let our kids plan Hanukkah this year — and it taught me so much about the holiday

Hanukkah isn’t a major Jewish holiday. This year, maybe it should be.

I knew Hanukkah celebrated defeating the Greeks. Then I moved to Athens and the story got complicated.

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