hanukkah

One of the most joyous weeks in the Jewish year is when families gather for eight evenings to celebrate the festival of Hanukkah. Jews the world over mark this holiday of freedom with the lighting of the Hanukkah menorah, while children spin a dreidel and eat sufganiyot and potato latkes. Presents are exchanged, and the story of Hanukkah is retold through songs and prayers. This book, through its selection of forty-eight masterpieces of holiday ceremonial and fine art, tells the story of the desecration of the holy Temple, its subsequent reclaiming and rededication, and the miracle of the single, tiny cruse of oil that continued to provide light for eight days. From individual oil lamps to medieval creations, through the sumptuous flourishes of Baroque decorations to contemporary times, these Hanukkah menorahs reflect the adaptability of Jewish culture throughout the Diaspora. Menorahs, paintings, dreidels - all the wonderful elements of the celebration of Hanukkah from around the world and throughout the centuries have been brought together in this one marvelous book. Clear, insightful, and thought-provoking commentaries make this book a perfect complement to the holiday.

Ruby's cousin Avital is sad because her mom is going on a work trip during Hanukkah, so Ruby plans an eight-night treasure hunt to ensure Avital has a good holiday. Includes a note about Hanukkah and instructions on playing dreidel.

"The candles are lit and the latkes are frying--Hanukkah is here! Welcome in the holiday with poems . . . from author D. J. Steinberg that highlight the family fun, dizzying dreidels, and mighty Maccabee stories that Hanukkah is sure to bring"--Provided by publisher.

"On the eighth night of Chanukah, Grandma Minka reads aloud a story about the meaning of the holiday to Tommy, Chuckie, Lil, Phil, and Angelica. The babies imagine themselves as the characters in the story, but then Grandma stops reading to make latkes, and the ending is left unknown. Soon they're all off to the synagogue, where Grandpa Boris is acting in the Chanukah play. The kids, misunderstanding the phrase 'the meaning of Chanukah,' believe that an actor in the play is the 'meany of Chanukah' and storm the stage to save Grandpa. How will the Rugrats get out of trouble this time? And will they ever learn the true meaning of Chanukah?"--Amazon.

A badger does Hanukkah related activites and counts to eight with different colored candles.

Filled with latkes, dreidels, jelly donuts, and menorahs depicted on chunky pages with tactile elements, this Hanukkah story celebrates the love between parents and children.

When a blizzard leaves a family housebound one Hanukkah, they share what little food they have with some starving animals who later return the favor.

On the first night of Hanukkah, Old Bear wanders into Bubba Brayna's house and receives a delicious helping of potato latkes when she mistakes him for the rabbi. Includes a recipe for latkes.

Sixteen-year-old Shira is on a mission to find the perfect boyfriend over Hanukkah, but after getting snowed in on Nantucket with her nemesis-slash-former-crush her plans begin to go off the rails.

Doggy day care friends King, Cleo, Napoleon, Hugo, Waffles and Lulu embark on their biggest mission yet to make sure that Waffles gets holiday gifts from Santadoodle, even though the other dogs have never heard of anyone by that name.