Hanukkah: The Family Guide to Spiritual Celebration » (2ND)

Create a meaningful and happy Hanukkah in your home-with story, celebration, food and song.

This newly-designed, easy-to-use edition of a classic spiritual sourcebook offers updated information, more family ideas, and new resources for every aspect of your holiday celebration. Information on every aspect of Hanukkah is covered, including:

• The story of Hanukkah
• Celebrating-for families of every constellation
• Songs and prayers in English, Hebrew, and Yiddish (with clear transliterations
• Recipes for traditional and modern Hanukkah foods
• "December Dilemmas"-coping with other traditions' celebrations
• Firsthand explanations and ideas from real-life families around America

Hands-on advice and practical suggestions invite families into Hanukkah's spirituality and joys, from the making of luscious latkes and Hanukkah crafts to the stories of the heroism and the miracle that are remembered every year with the lighting of the hanukkiyah.

Center for Jewish Studies, City University of New York - Egon Mayer

"Will shed its bright light for all eight days of Hanukkah, and then some-deals sensitively with the traditions of the holiday, as well as with the variety of ways in which modern Jews attempt to grapple with the complex emotions and celebrations of the Christmas and Hanukkah seasons."

	Preface	v
	Foreword	vii
	Using This Text	xix
Part I	The Art of Hanukkah	1
1.	What Is Hanukkah?	3
2.	The Ever-Evolving Story of Hanukkah	21
3.	The Hanukkah Ritual	49
4.	Handlakat Neirot: Candlelighting	59
5.	Haneirot Hallalu	79
6.	Maoz Tzur	87
7.	Al Hanissim	95
8.	The Hanukkah Gallery	105
	The Meal	107
	Games	117
	Gifts	123
	Decorations	131
	Songs	139
Part II	The December Dilemmas	145
	The New Reality	146
	Hilkhot Christmas	149
	The True Story of Christmas	162
	Who's Celebrating?	165
	The Unique Challenges for Intermarried and Interfaith Families	169
	Religious Holidays in the Public Domain	173
	Confusion in the Marketplace	175
	Pseudo-Christmas and Family Gatherings	178
	Jews-by-Choice and Christmas	179
	Kosher Turkey for Christmas Dinner?	186
	Solving the December Dilemmas	187
	Afterword	193
	Selected Bibliography	194
	About the Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs	203
	About Jewish Lights	205