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Danya Ruttenberg

Danya Ruttenberg

Chanukah and adult faith

A lot of people have trouble with Chanukah. I did, for years. I\’d go to parties and nibble on my latke or sufganiyot while grumbling under my breath about how there was nothing here to celebrate. I\’d light my Chanukiyah, but I\’d only do the bare minimum needed to fulfill the mitzvah and I\’d do my best not to enjoy it. My problem then, and the problem of the people who this year have already informed me that they\’re all but going to boycott the holiday, is that the history of this particular celebration is, well … complicated.

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