Give the Gift of Tzedek: Our Hanukkah Social Justice Gift Guide 5776
In search of a unique gift for the social justice junkie in your life? Look no further than our Social Justice Hanukkah Gift Guide, with eight suggestions full of tzedek – one for each night!
Reflect on the Global Refugee Crisis this Hanukkah
This blog post is adapted from a Hanukkah resource created in partnership with the American Jewish Committee.
Advocating for a More Just Criminal Justice System
I sat down at the conference table in Senator Collins's office and shared my experience with mass incarceration in my own city of Augusta, ME. Upon visiting a county jail where I would be teaching monthly classes for inmates, I was shown the room which had formerly housed the chapel.
Bring Tzedek into Hanukkah Giving
This winter holiday season we have started to see a trend that could come to be known as the “revolt against Black Friday.” Black Friday sales fell this year by $1 billion dollars, or 10% compared to last year. Certain stores ev
Hanukkah-Environment: Energy Efficiency Tips
Maccabees
The family of five sons who led the revolt against the Hellenization of Jerusalem and became the heroes of the Hanukkah story.
hanukkiyah
Nine-branched candelabra used during Hanukkah – eight branches for each night of the holiday, plus another branch (often taller, central, or more prominently displayed) for the shamash (helper) candle, which is used to light the others.
dreidel
"Spinning top" in Yiddish (derived from German); "sevivon" in Hebrew; toy used in a children's Hanukkah game.
gelt
"Money" (Yiddish); often given as a Hanukkah gift; used for playing dreidel.
Hanukkah
"Dedication;" the joyous eight-day celebration during which Jews commemorate the victory of the Macabees over the armies of Syria in 165 B.C.E. and the subsequent liberation and rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem.