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Hanukkah

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Dreidel (Game)

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Cooking Jewish by Judy Bart Kancigor Got kugel? Got Kugel with Toffee Walnuts? Now you do. Here's the real homemade Gefilte Fish - and also Salmon en Papillote. Grandma Sera Fritkin's Russian Brisket and Hazelnut-Crusted Rack of Lamb. Aunt Irene's traditional matzoh balls and Judy's contemporary version with shiitake mushrooms. Cooking Jewish gathers recipes from five generations of a food-obsessed family into a celebratory saga of cousins and kasha, Passover feasts - the holiday has its own chapter - and crossover dishes. And for all cooks who love to get together for coffee and a little something, dozens and dozens of desserts: pies, cakes, cookies, bars, and a multitude of cheesecakes; Rugelach and Hamantaschen, Mandelbrot and Sufganyot (Hanukkah jelly doughnuts). Not to mention Tanta Esther Gittel's Husband's Second Wife Lena's Nut Cake. Blending the recipes with over 160 stories from the Rabinowitz family--by the end of the book you'll have gotten to know the whole wacky clan--and illustrated throughout with more than 500 photographs reaching back to the 19th century, Cooking Jewish invites the reader not just into the kitchen, but into a vibrant world of family and friends. Written and recipe-tested by Judy Bart Kancigor, a food journalist with the Orange County Register, who self-published her first family cookbook as a gift and then went on to sell 11,000 copies, here are 532 recipes from her extended family of outstanding cooks, including the best chicken soup ever - really! - from her mother, Lillian. (Or as the author says, "When you write your cookbook, you can say your mother's is the best.") Every recipe, a joy in the belly.
Call Number: TX 724 .K357 2007
ISBN: 0761135812
Publication Date: 2007-11-22
Cultural Studies: Holidays Around the World
Long considered the standard reference source for information on holidays and other events, this 6th edition includes more than 3,500 holidays, festivals, commemorations, holy days, feasts and fasts, and other observances from all parts of the world. A key resource for anyone seeking information on different cultures, countries, and ethnic groups.
Encyclopedia of Jewish Folklore and Traditions
This multicultural reference work on Jewish folklore, legends, customs, and other elements of folklife covers specific artifacts, rituals, ceremonies, biblical figures, and legends-in addition to broad topics such as humor, folk dance, costumes, and folk narratives.
Encyclopedia of World Religions: Encyclopedia of Judaism
2nd Edition, explores a religion with a 2,000-year recorded history that has been a part of the culture of almost every country around the globe. Encapsulating Jewish language, laws, literature, arts, theology, ritual, land, culture, and personalities, this authoritative volume offers readers access to Judaism from both a historical and contemporary perspective.

8 NIGHTS of joy: Hanukkah begins this month, so we asked blogger Ariel Stein to share how she celebrates the Festival of Lights.
Despite the fact that Hanukkah is considered a "more minor" holiday in the Jewish faith, Ariel Stein, founder of lifestyle blog Ariel Loves, has always celebrated it in a major way. "Growing up, my family hosted a big Hanukkah party every year. We'd light hanukkiahs [Hanukkah menorahs], eat latkes, and do a sing-along," she says. Now that Ariel is a mom of two, she continues to go all out for the holiday: "It's important to me to share our Jewish heritage with the kids and help them feel proud to be Jewish." Last year the former educator-Ariel taught at a Jewish day school-created Jewish Family Magic, an online community where she offers resources for bringing Judaism to life at home, especially during the holidays. "My goal is to inspire families to make Judaism fun and accessible," she says. "Plus, I love any reason to celebrate."
Make a Dreidel
How to make a Dreidel and play the game.
Mysteries of the Menorah
IN 2004, the two chief rabbis of Israel, Shlomo Amar and Yonah Metzger, traveled to the Vatican for a historic meeting with Pope John Paul II. An ambitious interfaith agenda had been planned for the encounter, but Rabbi Amar had more on his mind than religious dialogue. "I could not resist," he told Israeli radio. "I asked them about the Temple vessels and the menorah." In so doing, Rabbi Amar reflected a belief common among many Jews: that the solid-gold candelabrum taken by the Roman ravagers of ancient Jerusalem remains in the city that was once the heart of the empire.
The Seleucid War Against the Jews: Hanukkah, which is an event of both historical and religious importance, recalls a time when Jews fought battles to be able to continue to practice their religion, and won
An account of the Maccabaeus Revolt 167-142 BC during the Seleucid War. Hanukkah Festival of Lights remember the liberation of Jerusalem and a miracle witnessed in the holy temple 2,000 years ago. For 8 days the oil burned, and the light of freedom still burns in Jewish homes and synagogues everywhere.

BBC - Religions - Judaism: Hanukkah
This archived 2009 article from the BBC takes a look at Hanukkah or Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights.
Chanukah - aish.com
Provided by the Aish HaTorah Jewish Orthodox organization and yeshiva, this portal page to Hanukkah offers articles, videos, how-to guides, recipes, infographics and much more.
Hanukkah - Chabad.org
A major Jewish website, Chabad provides a lot of information and activities for Hanukkah, including kid-friendly resources.
Hanukkah - History.com
Collection of videos and articles about Hanukkah and related topics such as latkes.

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