Yes, I know Chanukah is long gone, but this is funny… From HoorayHoopla.com if you’re a good jew, you know that the letters on the israeli dreidel mean: a great miracle happened here. for your next hannukah party, bring the miracle of hannukah to your bathroom and show off a place that also ...

Hey Everybody, I know it's Christmas, but it sure feels like Thanksgiving.  I'm feeling very thankful, I always do.  You'll get to know that I'm one very grateful lady.  I count my blessings everyday. While counting all of them today, you all are part of that now.  Thank you for listening, calli...

Today's guest blogger is Marilla from Cupcake Rehab, who has a saucy logo and lots of deliciousness, and is sharing with us a fun assortment of holiday cupcakes. Thanks, Marilla! Hello all! This is Marilla from Cupcake Rehab and I'm really happy that Rachel asked me to do this because this way I can...

A little early, by ten minutes or so, but Happy Hanukkah! Off to go light up the menorah now. Also: Leonard Nimoy & the Western Wind Vocal Ensemble tell the Chanukah tale. One of my favourite tellings of the Hanukkah story. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=2056...

In this week’s Torah portion, we come across the story of Joseph and his descent into Egypt. Before being sold as a slave, Joseph was thrown into a pit by his brothers and the Torah depicts this event as follows: “…they cast him into the pit; and the pit was empty, no water was in it&#...

Shalom the plushie menorah models with the KoW. Jonathan is completely aware of this project. Objective: Create ASCII game related kippah for Jonathan. Make it awesome. Step One: Crochet proper sized kippah. Step Two: Block proper sized kippah. Step Three: Sketch @ symbol onto blocked proper sized k...

President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush hosted a Hanukkah reception at the White House on Monday night, December 15, 2008.  President Bush opened with a short speech, followed by the lighting of the menorah (see transcript and video below; the person who lit the candles said “Hashe...

The NY Post got a hold of one of the invitations for this year’s Hanukkah reception at the White House.  Looks like someone got their religions mixed up. Hanukkah, Bush? Seems it was an accident: When reached for comment, Laura Bush’s spokeswoman, Sally McDonough, said the White House u...

Since I have so many online friends I thought I would post my holiday card and letter here with a wish for a happy and safe holiday season. A Merry Christmas to all in this season of miracles,In last year’s letter I asked that we have less of a roller coaster year in the Pickert household, and whi...

Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby recalls his father’s 1944 Hanukkah in Auschwitz from the utterly different circumstances of this year’s annual White House Hanukah celebration: By the light of the White House menorah, I thought about my father, and about the unimaginable distance from the hell...