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Two young boys lighting a Hanukkah menorah

Maoz Tzur & Oh Hanukkah: Learn These Traditional Hanukkah Songs

Here are the lyrics of two of the most traditional Hanukkah songs, so you can sing along!

Every Day is Labor Day

Rabbi Deborah R. Prinz

Every day is Labor Day. Jewish tradition expounds the importance of work and those who do it. Even God worked for six days and then rested on Shabbat. The Jewish vision of the messianic era is not an age of idleness, but rather one in which swords become plowshares.

Shalom Sesame characters acting out the story of the Maccabees

Learn About the Story of Hanukkah with Shalom Sesame

With your children, watch these Shalom Sesame videos to learn the story of Hanukkah. Then try the discussion ideas and activities recommended by Reform Jewish educators to further extend the lessons learned in the videos.

Galilee Diary: Uncertainty

Rabbi Marc J. Rosenstein

by Marc Rosenstein
(Originally published in Galilee Diary and Ten Minutes of Torah)

Learn about the Jewish Holiday of Hanukkah with Avigail and the characters from Shalom Sesame

Learn About Hanukkah Traditions with Shalom Sesame

Together with your children, watch these Shalom Sesame videos, then try the activities recommended by Reform Jewish educators.

Galilee Diary: Fitting in II

by Marc Rosenstein
(Originally published in Galilee Diary and Ten Minutes of Torah)

In Memoriam Faye Tillis Lewy

Year Adopted:

2002

With profound sorrow, the Officers, Board of Trustees and staff of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations mark the death of our esteemed friend and colleague, Faye Tillis Lewy.

B'haalot'cha: This Passage Is Out of Place

May 29, 2010

This week’s Torah portion, B’haalot’cha, begins with the instructions for the lifting up of “the lamps,” haneirot, to illuminate the Tabernacle. The initial letter of the word, “lamp,” neir, is nun.