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Hosting a Hanukkah party? Here’s everything you need to know.

Want to celebrate Hanukkah with friends but don’t know where to start? Use this guide for easy menus, activities and rituals anyone can join.

Hanukkah guide 2025: How and when to celebrate the Jewish Festival of Lights?

Here’s a rundown of everything you need to know about Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, and how to celebrate it.

What to cook for Hanukkah: Best latke, sufganiyot & dessert recipes to celebrate the Jewish Festival of Lights

Upgrade your Hanukkah menu with inventive latkes and sufganiyot, and festive sweets that bring together Jewish flavors from around the world.

How to play dreidel on Hanukkah?

While the dreidel’s sides may be unfamiliar, the rules are straightforward for the popular Hanukkah game — plus there’s an alcoholic version.

How did sufganiyot (jelly doughnuts) become a staple food of Hanukkah?

Sufganiyot are a beloved Hanukkah treats — they’re fried and delicious and the flavors are endless. Learn their centuries-old history.

The ultimate Hanukkah gift guide 2025: perfect picks from Jewish-owned brands

Skip the big box stores. This Hanukkah gift guide is packed with hilarious, heartfelt finds from Jewish artists, brands, and makers.

A week of gratitude and tzedakah: Thanksgiving and Giving Tuesday through a Jewish lens

Jewish Americans have celebrated Thanksgiving since Washington’s first proclamation, blending hakarat hatov, hospitality, and tradition.

When is Hanukkah 2025?

Hanukkah is coming up soon and you don’t want to miss it! See when to celebrate the Jewish Festival of Lights.

What is Sigd: The Ethiopian Jewish holiday for all of us

The truth is very much that the wider Jewish world misses out by not actively strengthening our connection with Israeli Ethiopians.

Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah guide 2025: How and when to celebrate

Learn how to celebrate Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah: hakafot, Torah reading cycle, prayers for rain, and joyous Torah dancing.

From Morocco to Mumbai: How Jewish communities celebrate Sukkot around the world

Sukkot looks different wherever you go. From pumpkin-filled sukkahs in the U.S. to Moroccan fabrics and Indian garlands, here’s how Jewish communities celebrate around the world.

What to say on Sukkot: Holiday greetings in Hebrew and English

From “Chag Sameach” to “Moadim L’simcha,” here’s how to wish your friends a Happy Sukkot.

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