Browsing Articles by Straus Center Faculty and Staff by Subject "Hanukkah"

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Dignity in Flames

Lerner, Dov (First Things, 2019-12-23)

Rabbi Dr. Dov. Lerner remarks on the tension between the pure halakhic utility of the Chanukah candles and their public symbolism.
God Delivered the Pilgrims—and My People

Soloveichik, Meir (Dow Jones, 2013-10-22)

Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik reflects on the convergence of Thanksgiving with the first day of Hanukkah.
God’s Providence and the United States: A Thanksgiving Reader on Judaism and the American Idea

Soloveichik, Meir (Yeshiva University: YUTorah.org, 2013-11-13)

Much has been made in the media of the fact that Thanksgiving occurs this year on the first day of Chanukah. While this has provided much fodder for humorous remarks about "Thanksgivukkah," in fact, the convergence of ...