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Can You See the Light and the Darkness?

Zach Truboff draws upon the thought of Rav Kook and Rav Shagar to explore the themes of light and darkness and their application to Hanukkah.

A Festive Song with an Unclear Message: Uncovering the Meaning of...

Yaakov Jaffe delves into two possible themes of the song Maoz Tzur.

Darkness We Have Come to Dispel: Between The Light of Hanukkah...

Mois Navon explores what makes Hanukkah so special.

Nine Crazy Nights?

Outside the Land of Israel, we add an extra day to several holidays. Michael Kurin wonders: why not on Hanukkah?

Hanukkah: A Poem by Avrom Liessen

In his Yiddish poem "Hanukkah" (1932), Avrom Liessen poignantly recalled his early experience of the holiday. Dov Greenwood's vivid translation transports us into that wondrous world.

Hanukkah or Hanoch-ah: Illuminating the Origins and Trajectory of an Apocalyptic...

In his latest for the Lehrhaus, Aton Holzer sheds light on the hidden roots of Hanukkah–exploring the political and theological meaning of the holiday from the Second Temple period through the Talmud.

Does a Women’s Friday-Night Prayer Belong As Part of Menorah Lighting?

Yaakov Jaffe advocates adding a song to those sung while lighting Hanukkah candles.

Do You Believe In Miracles?

Zach Truboff looks at the miracle of the Hanukkah oil through the lens of Franz Rosenzweig and emphasizes the importance of the belief in miracles for a meaningful religiosity.

Masculinity and the Hanukkah Hero: Toward a New Interpretation of Biblical...

The Maccabees were renowned as gibborim. But what exactly is gevurah, and what does it mean for dicussions about manhood and Zionism? Tzvi Sinensky uses Hanukkah as a starting point for this contemporary conversation.

Up to Hashem and Down to the World: Making Sense of...

Countless explanations have been offered to explain the debate between Beit Hillel and Beit Shamai as to whether we light the Hanukkah candles in ascending or descending order. Yet remarkably, Hannah Abrams manages to offer a strikingly novel reading of this debate. Her analysis is well worth the read.