insiderblmNo matter how you spell it, Hanukkah is a holiday that doesn’t have a lot going for it. The comparison to Christmas is only because the two have a relative proximity in the calendar. Beyond that, one holiday is, “Our messiah is born! We now have everlasting life!” and the other is, “Oh good, we got the lamp to work.”
Like all Jewish holidays, something bad happened to us, but we managed to get through it enough to arrive at the next bad thing to happen to us. When you’re Jewish, it’s always 2020, and that we keep making it through dark times should be a lesson everyone absorbs. In the shadow of billions of Christmas lights, we should all claim every glimmer of seasonal joy we can.
With anti-Semitism on the rise in the United States and in Europe, it seems more important than ever to keep traditions alive. So while we’re the proudest we’ve ever been of Adam Sandler, thanks to Uncut Gems, we should sing his classic carol and celebrate the way our ancestors didn’t on this sort-of-holy holiday.
Don’t Be Jelly
Let There Be LEDs
Don’t Dread the Dreidel Song
Chai Crimes and Misdemeanors
Festival of Lights, Camera, Action!
Shpilkes Stopper
Shofar, So Good
Your Hanukkah party is going pretty well but something’s missing. Music. Mix it up with a little Matisyahu or Vampire Weekend on Spotify or tune into Pandora’s Hanukkah station and shake what your mamaleh gave you.
Just Like Nana Used to Make
In the same way that your Uncle Mordy will never tire of saying that the only thing your Aunt Molly can make are reservations, you will never tire of latkes. It’s time you learned to make them and other Hanukkah favorites, too. Download the book 1,000 Jewish Recipes (iOS, Kindle) for the cooking lessons you never got.
