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National chanukah

Giving Chanukah Gelt

I used to teach my children about Chanukah gelt. I'd tell them that there used to be no Chanukah presents, just Chanukah gelt. The only ones...
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Frugal gift giving supported by research!

  • 2011 gift giving
  • December 15, 2011
Buying gifts is just one aspect of a stress-filled holiday period for many people. As a coach, I hear a lot about feeling overwhelmed during the...
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Easy crock pot Matzo ball soup

  • soup
  • December 6, 2011
Everyone is rushing about thinking about the upcoming hoidays. Well Christmas isn’t the only holiday arriving in December. Chanukah is also...
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Too Many Latkes: A Delightful Fable for the Modern Era

  • Richard Codor
  • August 15, 2011
It is a viably arguable point that some of the most endearing stories ever told to us began with “once upon a time” Well, such is the...
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Interfaith families celebrate Christmas with love and kindness

There are more spiritually blended Jewish families today than ever before. Where once over 90 percent of Jewish children had two Jewish parents,...
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Even Christians balk at commercialization of Christmas

I was at a "holiday" party two nights ago. They called it a holiday party but no sign of any winter holiday other than Christmas existed...
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Focus on Hope, Faith, Giving, and Miracles

The winter holiday season offers us a wonderful time to focus on hope, faith and miracles. It's a great time to give consciously as well...
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During Hanukkah, donate to help extinguish the Israeli wildfire

As the fire in the Carmel Mountains in Israel continues to rage, consider a different way to give during Hanukkah. After all, this holiday was...
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Gay-Straight Alliance observes first night of Hanukkah with special Kavannah intention of strength

  • News
  • December 2, 2010
Hanukkah began with an unusual intention from the Gay-Straight Alliance at the Heschel School in New York when the group held a unique first night...
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First night of Hanukkah observed by Gay-Straight Alliance with special Kavannah intention (video)

Hanukkah began with an unusual intention from the Gay-Straight Alliance at the Heschel School in New York when the group held a unique first night...
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