It’s that time of year again — eight crazy nights as Adam Sandler calls it; yes, the Festival of Lights, Hanukkah is here once again.
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By Rabbi Paul Hoffman
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12/6/18
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December is here already, the end of our secular year. 2019 is upon us. Yes, the new secular year is ready to explode with the surprises that only the unknown future can present to us. Therefore, …
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By Rabbi Uri Goren
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12/6/18
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Nothing says “love” like fresh baked cookies and treats. The gift of homemade goodness is always welcome during the holiday season.
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By Karen Bloom
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11/29/18
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Join your neighbors at Beth Shalom Oceanside Jewish Center for a fun-filled Hanukkah celebration on Sunday, Dec. 2 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
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11/28/18
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In Arabic-speaking and predominantly Muslim parts of the world, Christmas is known as Eid al Milad, or the Festival of the Birthday, referring to the birth of Christ. Although not an essential part of Muslim tradition . . .
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12/7/17
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Give the gift of homemade goodness, by inviting friends and family over for some tasty holiday treats. Everyone can get in on the act and share their creations all around.
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By Karen Bloom
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11/30/17
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Once upon a time, the coming of Hanukkah and Christmas meant that friends and family would send me lots of gifts, and I would reciprocate.
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12/24/14
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What is Hanukkah? Our Rabbis taught: the 25th of the Hebrew month of Kislev begins the commemoration of Hanukkah, eight days during which it is forbidden to lament the dead or to fast. For when the …
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By Rabbi Paul Hoffman
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12/17/14
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’Tis the season of holiday lights and holy nights, of children’s smiling faces, giddy gift-opening, half-price sales and the festive if frenetic bustle of store-to-store shopping.
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12/5/13
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We’ll have to wait 77,798 years to face the same challenge we’ll confront this very month — a perfect culinary storm of biblical proportions.
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11/14/13
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