Hanukkah

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Buying gifts for coworkers can be a tricky business. When should you do it, and how much should you spend? Is it going to be awkward if a colleague buys you a Christmas present...

Eggs were a luxury in the peasant shtetls and rarely were they available in sufficient numbers to find their way into latkes. This easy recipe is the real deal.

This article will help you to send your loved ones who are stationed around the world a great holiday gift.

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Traditionally celebrated on the busiest shopping day of the year - November 23, the day after Thanksgiving - Buy Nothing Day is a "holiday" to help us remember that "buying stuff"...

Every winter, for eight days, Hanukkah combines elements of Jewish tradition and history with facets of contemporary holiday celebrations. Gift-giving, parties with family and...

Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, lasts eight days and celebrates the miraculous way a small amount of oil, enough for one night, lasted for eight until more could be found....

Playing the dreidel game is a Jewish tradition that the entire family can enjoy together during Hanukkah. If you don't already have a dreidel, visit our article about making...

The dreidel game is one of the beloved pastimes of Hanukkah, and making a dreidel can be equally fun for people of all ages. In making a dreidel and playing the game, children...

Hanukkah gifts are really not all that different from Christmas gifts when you think about it. When shopping for a Jewish friend who celebrates Hanukkah instead of Christmas,...

The menorah is the central religious symbol of Hanukkah and such a fundamental symbol in Jewish faith that it appears on Israel's coat of arms. The origin of the menorah's...

As with any holiday gift, a Hanukkah gift basket will be appreciated most when you cater to the interests and tastes of the recipient. Hanukkah provides some unique theme possibilities....

Hanukkah is coming and that means... what does that mean? If you're not of the Jewish faith, Hanukkah may mean only a few things: dreidels, menorahs, that Adam Sandler song...

Although latkes are traditionally made from potatoes, they can be made from a number of other foods that can be grated: sweet potatoes, parsnips (mixed with other things!), carrots,...

You look out the window and see sparkling snow drifting gently past your window. What could be more perfect on such a day than opening your mailbox and discovering a unique,...

Most holiday parties can be categorized in one of two ways - the ones that are social and the ones that are not. Your office holiday party definitely falls into the "not"...

Is there an intimidating gift sitting before you, taunting you with its irregularity? You have to gift wrap it... but how? You may be wondering if you'll ever learn how to...