Chanukah candles made from beeswax
Jewish Journal
December 6, 2012
This year during Chanukah, it might be a good idea to consider using beeswax candles to light the menorah.
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December 6, 2012
My Single Peeps: Denise M.
Jewish Journal
December 6, 2012
Denise, 46, shows up at our interview dressed to the nines. The woman is put together — from her perfectly coiffed hair down to her Christian Louboutin shoes.
Ken Elkinson: Holiday sounds of chill
Jewish Journal
December 6, 2012
When musician Ken Elkinson began receiving kudos for his Christmas album, he knew it was time to return to his roots.
On Chanukah, Hamsas, for love and tzedakah
Jewish Journal
December 6, 2012
Meeting Rachelle Tratt, a yoga teacher with a warm smile and huge blue eyes, it’s hard to imagine that she was ever anything but the strong, spirited healer she is today. But Tratt, who grew up Modern Orthodox in the Catskill Mountains, has seen her fair share of tragedy.
Holiday music puts the Cha Cha Cha in Chanukah
Jewish Journal
December 6, 2012
December always brings a torrent of Christmas-themed recordings by musical artists of all stripes. If you’re at all serious about longevity in a recording career, you record an album of holiday music — the sooner, the better.
Chanukah models of courage
Jewish Journal
December 6, 2012
My 4-year-old son is obsessed with superheroes, dressing up at every opportunity as the superhero du jour to do battle with the bad guys lurking around the corner. (My 2-year-old daughter is just as enthusiastic, but at her age all she can really muster is a “meanie” face.)
Netanyahu, Merkel ‘agree to disagree’ on settlement construction
Jewish Journal
December 6, 2012
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu \”agreed to disagree\” on a plan to build 3,000 apartments in a controversial area near Jerusalem.
Gifts to de-light
Ryan E. Smith
December 6, 2012
These are serious times. We just finished a brutal election cycle here in the United States, and things are as tense and uncertain as ever in the Middle East. What better excuse than Chanukah, then, to relax a little? For those who are interested in passing along a little laugh with some holiday spirit, here are a few fun gift ideas.
Living next to E1, Maale Adumim residents reflect Israeli consensus on settlements
Jewish Journal
December 6, 2012
From the terrace of the mall in Maale Adumim, a West Bank settlement eight miles from Jerusalem that serves as a bedroom community for Israel’s capital city, customers get a panoramic view of the Judean Desert to the east.
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