Chanukah
- 5782, Brooklyn, Chanukah, Chanumas, Clarinet, Cooking, Dreidel, Dreydl, Khanike, Klezmer, Menorah, Music, Wandering, Yiddish
Oy Khanike, Mir Geyen Esn…un Tantsn…un Lakhn!
Was there ever a Khanike as worthy of the record books as 5782 (MMXXI)? After a holiday season spent mostly alone or in small households, this year was a time to enjoy safely…
- Benjamin, Bereshit, Bible, Brothers, Chanukah, Connection, Human Experience, Jacob, Joseph, Komps Kaos, Midrash, Nation, Parsha, Torah, Vayigash
Coming Back to Family
I’m sad that Chanukah’s over, but really had a wonderful eight days of lights, friends, latkes, Torah, & apocrypha (haha!). This year is made a lot brighter by new friends, more synagogue involvement,…
- Brothers, Chanukah, Chanumas, Dancing, Dreidel, Drought, Egypt, Family, Friends, Identity, Kislev, Komps Kaos, Miketz, Parsha, Synagogues
Dreidels, Drinks, & Dancing!
A freylekhn und a lichtige khanike!! This week’s been a little (increasingly) brighter every night, thanks to the chanukiahs, hugs, smiles, laughter, stories, and love of the Festival of Lights. How are you…
- Bereshit, Brothers, Chanukah, Dreams, Egypt, Generations, Interpretation, Jacob, Jail, Joseph, Komps Kaos, Leaders, Light, Menorah, Parsha, Pharaoh, Potiphar, Slavery, Thanksgiving, Vayeishev
Stars in Your Eyes
Dreamers – Joseph seems to represent this wide-ranging group. Some dreamers are visionary – they provide us with new ideas and take us where we need to go. Joseph does this for Pharaoh…
- Benjamin, Bereshit, Chanukah, Dreams, Egypt, Family, Famine, Jacob, Joseph, Light, Maccabees, Menorah, Miketz, New Year, Parsha, Pharaoh, Prison, Trials
Don’t Let Your Light Go Out!
This is the week of our Chanukah celebration. Each night we lit candles and remembered the story of the Maccabees. This strong family served as a light for our people. The first book…
- Bereshit, Chanukah, Chanumas, Christmas, Dreams, Dreidel, Egypt, Genealogy, Generations, Jacob, Joseph, Judah, Light, Menorah, Parsha, Pharaoh, Potiphar, Prison, Tamar, Vayeishev
A Trustworthy Light
This week our family enjoyed celebrating the festivals of light together. We shared the timeless stories of the Bible (including the apocryphal books of Maccabees), we lit the menorah, spun dreidels, watched videos,…
- Chanukah, Descendants, Dreams, Dreidel, Egypt, Goshen, Hanukkiah, History, Hope, Joseph, Light, Maccabees, Menorah, Miracles, Parsha, Rulers, Strength, Temple, Vayeishev, Victory
Yes, That Coat Would Be Amazing in Technicolor at the Chanukah Party!
We must have learned all we need to about Jacob (save for his participation in the Joseph novella), because Parsha Va-yeishev (Genesis 37:1-40:23) is concerned with introducing us to Rachel’s first son, Joseph.…