Hanukkah

This easy-to-use edition of a classic spiritual sourcebook offers updated information, more family ideas, and new resources for every aspect of the celebration.

Hands-on advice and practical suggestions invite families into the holiday's spirituality and joys.

Preface

v

Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis

Foreword

vii

Using This Text

xix

PART I: The Art of Hanukkah

1

(144)

What Is Hanukkah?

3

(18)

The Ever-Evolving Story of Hanukkah

21

(28)

The Hanukkah Ritual

49

(10)

Hadlakat Neirot: Candlelighting

59

(20)

Haneirot Hallalu

79

(8)

Maoz Tzur

87

(8)

Al Hanissim

95

(10)

The Hanukkah Gallery

105

(40)

The Meal

107

(10)

Games

117

(6)

Gifts

123

(8)

Decorations

131

(8)

Songs

139

(6)

PART II: The December Dilemmas

145

(48)

The New Reality

146

(3)

Hilkhot Christmas

149

(13)

The True Story of Christmas

162

(3)

Who's Celebrating?

165

(4)

The Unique Challenges for Intermarried and Interfaith Families

169

(4)

Religious Holidays in the Public Domain

173

(2)

Confusion in the Marketplace

175

(3)

Pseudo-Christmas and Family Gatherings

178

(1)

Jews-by-Choice and Christmas

179

(7)

Kosher Turkey for Christmas Dinner?

186

(1)

Solving the December Dilemmas

187

(6)

Afterword

193

(1)

Selected Bibliography

194

(9)

About the Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs

203

(2)

About Jewish Lights

205

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