Hanukkah
The identity crisis of Hanukkah
By Donniel Hartman — December 11, 2017
(RNS) — A 'good Jew' is no longer one who fights Hellenism but one who maintains a Jewish core within the multiple facets of his or her life.
How Christmas is linked to Hanukkah
By Lauren Markoe — December 8, 2017
(RNS) — Without the Maccabees’ victory and the preservation of Jewish religious life in ancient Israel, Christianity may not have emerged 200 years later with its taproots deeply embedded within Judaism.
The RNS gift guide: The good, the bad and the weird
By Kimberly Winston — December 6, 2017
(RNS) — Our annual guide to gifts for the godly and the godless.
The secret Jewish history of ‘Alice’s Restaurant’
By Jeffrey Salkin — November 22, 2017
Sing it with me: "You can get anything you want...." Fifty years ago!
Without latkes, there is no Judaism
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 29, 2016
Latkes are crucial to the American Jewish future. Or, something like that.
Hanukkah overlaps with Christmas this year. But why not every year?
By Josh Hafner — December 21, 2016
Hanukkah begins this year on Dec. 24, a.k.a. Christmas Eve. Why does it move around the calendar from year to year?
‘Merry Christmas’ or ‘Happy Holidays’? What these preferences reveal
By Emily McFarlan Miller — December 19, 2016
(RNS) — Americans remain split on on how to greet others at stores at this time of year. Their answers reveal religious and partisan divides.
Anti-Christmas cards: 11 suck-it sentiments for 2016
By Kimberly Winston — December 14, 2016
(RNS). Ferocious beasts. Orange combovers. Santa Jesuses. Must be Holiday Hostility Syndrome time again.
Holiday gifts for Christians, Jews and none-of-the-above
By Lauren Markoe — December 1, 2016
(RNS) Twenty reverent and irreverent presents you won't see on every other gift guide.
Revisit Gabby Douglas on faith, fame
By Adelle M. Banks — May 25, 2016
(RNS) "Faith plays a very big role in my life," the gymnast said in 2012.
Bernie Sanders supported religious liberty in menorah dispute
By Mark A. Kellner — February 10, 2016
(RNS) As mayor of Burlington, Vermont, the Democratic candidate defended the erection of a giant menorah on the steps of city hall in the 1980s.
RNS PICKS: The most inspired books of 2015
By RNS staff — December 25, 2015
(RNS) Our staff suggests books to give -- from imaginative fiction to challenging ideas to inspirational work and smart picks for younger readers.
Christmas tree, yes; menorah, no, New Jersey town decides
By Shannon Mullen — December 10, 2015
Lakewood, N.J., usually had a menorah displayed near its big Christmas tree. But it was removed when a woman insisted on a Nativity scene for religious balance.
8 amazing Hanukkah parties across America
By Lauren Markoe — December 3, 2015
(RNS) For the eight nights of Hanukkah, eight fun fetes to celebrate, from New York to LA.
Let women light Hanukkah candles at Western Wall, Israeli official says
By Michele Chabin — December 2, 2015
JERUSALEM (RNS) "Preventing the participation of women in state ceremonies, such as the ceremony in our case, just because they are women, is unacceptable discrimination,” Israel's deputy attorney general said.
