Chanukah in Israel: Sufganiyot on the streets, burning lights and family fun
Jewish Journal
December 12, 2011
They\’re making sufganiyot on the streets of Israel; Chanukah must be near.
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December 12, 2011
Newt winked at me
Marty Kaplan
December 12, 2011
Did you see how Newt Gingrich kept winking during the Dec. 10 Republican debate? I’ll bet you $10,000 I’m the one he was winking at.
Israel firsters?
Jewish Journal
December 12, 2011
I wonder what happened to Israel, by which I mean the actual country and its seven million people.
Obama haters beware… The facts
Jewish Journal
December 12, 2011
This past week a people who pride themselves on how smart they are instead showed how stupid some of us Jews can be when it comes to political candidates pandering to us on the subject of Israel.
In tough times, relying on the Jewish community for help
Jewish Journal
December 12, 2011
In August, in the heat of the summer, a Boston-area mother of three began to worry about how she would pay for Chanukah gifts. Across the country in San Francisco, a 33-year-old Russian-born mother of six said that thinking about this Chanukah made her cry.
Frying high: Keeping known, lesser-known culinary traditions
Jewish Journal
December 12, 2011
Latkes and sufganiyot, the jelly-filled doughnuts especially popular in Israel, are well-known Chanukah fare made with oil to signify the holiday tale.
Giving the gift of tikkun olam
Jewish Journal
December 12, 2011
If the thought of spending too much Chanukah gelt on lavish gifts for friends and loved ones seems a little dim this year, adding a little tikkun olam to the presents can give your Festival of Lights a memorable glow.
ADL, AJC reportedly suffering major drops in donations
Jewish Journal
December 12, 2011
The Anti-Defamation League and the American Jewish Committee reportedly have suffered steep declines in contributions over the past five years.
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