Shalom from the war zone!  Our friend, Avner Boskey, an Israeli Messianic Jew here in Israel has written an accurate account of what is going on in Israel in the Gaza Strip and what led up to the attack. He has given us permission to forward his letter.  Lura & Eddie Beckford, Arad , Israel - ...

I made it through 5 days of consecutive video posts and then slacked off, so sorry about that. But now, since it's day 8, I thought I'd make it up to you by posting this video, created by the TiVo people and the apparent TiVo DiVa, to celebrate Hanukkah with a top ten list of movies to see on Hanukk...

Hanukkah ended last night, and I hope our Jewish readers and friends passed a good one. On Jeffrey Goldberg's blog I found this pretty great Chabad Lubavitch video. Seems to me to be a sentiment that Jews and all friends......

Zoth Hanukkah 5769 Everyone else is jabbering on about the attacks in Azza, while I sit here in front of my computer screen in an area proving to be one of the safest places to be in Israel, b'il eyin hara: Efraim (Central Samaria), safe from rockets from Azza and Lebanon, safe from bomb attacks in ...

No, they have to burn for 30 minutes. Tags: hanukkah, jews, questions...

Enjoy a wonderful Chanukah celebration of the diversity of today’s Jewish music by Washington, DC artists. Tomorrow night, at Strathmore in North Bethesda, musicians from around the DC area are staging a live version of the Strathmore Music Center-produced CD, A Chanukah Feast . From klezmer b...

Filed under: Saturday Night Live, Video, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free Christmas is the easiest holiday to make fun of because it can be so hokey and jolly. It's like the office jolly holly -- someone who's always smiling, always bringing gooey sweet goodies to the office for no reason, always cackli...

That Damn PC wishes you all a merry christmas, a happy hanukkah, and any other holiday you are celebrating. In case you are taking a vacation, have a safe one and forget all your worries including those about the PC. When you come back, I will be here waiting to help you in any way I can. Cheers, Sr...

Filed under: Vegetables, On the Blogs, Hanukkah Yesterday, I realized with a start that we were several days into Hanukkah and I had not mentioned a single traditional treat appropriate for the Festival of Lights. When it comes to foods for Hanukkah, the very first thing I think of is potato latkes ...

Chanukah amidst Crisis by Emuna BravermanThese are dark times. But they are not the first ones we have faced. *******The Maccabees didn't pray and do nothing to lift themselves out of the abyss of darkness the Hellenists plunged them into, but rose up like sparks of holy fire and ascended the Temple...