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0 Holidays Television/Film

‘Round and Round’ Is Hallmark’s Best Hanukkah Movie Yet

Lior Zaltzman in Kveller · 13 Dec 2023

"Round and Round" is a Hanukkah-themed romance movie from Hallmark that is being praised as the best Hanukkah movie from the network.

0 Holidays Science

This Iranian-American Astronaut Just Celebrated Hanukkah in Space

Lior Zaltzman in Kveller · 12 Dec 2023

Jasmin Moghbeli, an Iranian-American astronaut, recently celebrated Hanukkah in space while aboard the International Space Station.

0 Israel Holidays

The Etgar Quiz no 252

ETGAR in Jewish Chronicle · 8 Dec 2023

The Etgar Quiz includes questions about Jewish knowledge.

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Adapt, Adopt, Subvert, Survive

Richard Hidary in Tablet · 15 Dec 2022

The author discusses the history and significance of the dreidel, a game played during Hanukkah.

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The Miracle of the Dreidel

Carol Ungar in Tablet · 24 Nov 2021

The author reflects on the significance of playing dreidel with their parents, both Holocaust survivors, during Hanukkah.

0 History Philosophy

Playing Dreidel with Kafka and Rabbi Nahman

Joey Rosenfeld in Lehrhaus · 18 Dec 2017

In a thought-provoking exploration, the essay discusses a theoretical dialogue between Rabbi Nahman of Breslov and Franz Kafka about the symbolic significance of the dreidel in Jewish tradition and philosophy.

0 Holidays History

Tablet’s Guide to Hanukkah

The Editors in Tablet · 10 Dec 2009

Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in the 2nd century BCE after the Maccabees' successful uprising against the Greeks.