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JLife Buzz-Does Shylock Trigger Antisemitism or Expose It?

    Playing Shylock, a one-man production now showing at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center in Brooklyn, asks the question most Jews wonder after being...

How to Celebrate Hanukkah on a Budget

Enjoy the Festival of Lights without breaking the bank. Hanukkah is a joyous festival of light and miracles that falls in the darkest days of...

A Wider Tent

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...

How Many Candles Are Needed for Hanukkah?

Keeping your menorah lit all eight days. You need 44 candles for every menorah you plan to light over Hanukkah. On the first night, two...

The Frying Frenzy

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...

Jeremy Piven

From Ari Gold to Authentic Gold— The Actor, the Comic, and the Mensch Behind the Mic Jeremy Piven is a man in motion. Known for his...

Why Hanukkah Became Such a Big Deal

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...

Why is Hanukkah Eight Nights?

The reasons this holiday lasts so long. When the Greeks entered the Temple they defiled all the oils and when the Hasmoneans prevailed and defeated...

Hanukkah 5786

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...

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JLife Extra NJ- January 1, 2026

A three-part virtual mini-course, Jewish Books in the Islamic World: From the Middle Ages Until Modern Times, will be offered at 7 p.m. on...

JLife Buzz- Out & About

 The Young Israel of Aberdeen Congregation Bet Tefilah Hanukkah Party held on Dec 17. The guest speaker was Rabbi Nate Segal, head of Torah...

JLife Buzz- Chabad House at Rutgers Announces 47th National Founders Anniversary Dinner

Honoring Distinguished Leaders in Healthcare, Education & Community Service     With heartfelt pride, the Chabad House Jewish Student Center at Rutgers University, together with...

JLife Buzz- Student Delegation Visits Auburn in Celebration of Cultural Exchange and Solidarity

      Athletes For Israel (“AFI”), a non-profit organization that is transforming the public conversation about Israel through the power of athletic influence, brought more...

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