Posts Tagged: Chanukah meaning
After Bondi, What Hanukkah Really Means This Year
Before Hanukkah (and before the Bondi Beach massacre), my son asked me what the holiday is really about. Not the gifts, not the latkes, not even...
Unearthing the Hasmoneans: The Hanukkah-Era Wall That Speaks to Israel’s Present
Archaeology rarely makes headlines. But every so often, a discovery surfaces that does more than illuminate the past -- it clarifies the present. The newly uncovered...
A Hanukkah Guide for the Perplexed
Ahead of this year's celebration of Hanukkah, here are eight important facts about the holiday: 1. Hanukkah is the only Jewish holiday that commemorates an ancient...
