Rediscovering a Lost Tribe
This year we mark the 2,189th celebration of Hanukkah, literally “dedication,” the anniversary of the rededication of the Second Temple after...
Celebrate Hanukkah with Pizzazz
Timing is everything in life. By 165 B.C.E. the Maccabees had been battling for three years both the Syrian-Greeks as well...
Though it is ostensibly about the purification of the Temple, Hanukkah really marks the political achievement of the Hasmoneans.
Hanukkah has long been the festival...
AI Enhanced
Over the years, I’ve written 10 columns that specifically focus upon how Hanukkah is celebrated in Israel versus how it is celebrated in...
The East Brunswick Jewish Center will commemorate Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Reembrace Day, on Sunday, April 12 at 9:30 a.m. with author and Holocaust educator...
Lessons Learned from an Israeli Hostage
Choose life. Be resilient. Express gratitude. Eli Sharabi, an Israeli hostage, tells my congregation, “Be grateful. If you’re lucky...
