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Hanukkah at the Bedside
Holidays
Hanukkah at the Bedside
by
Abigail Pogrebin
Each person who shows up at the hospital—niece, brother-in-law, friend—seems like another candle, and the room grows palpably brighter with each arrival.
Being Jewish
Holidays
Spreading Light at Hanukkah
by
Tamar Frankiel
“Let there be light!” resounds as we add a candle each night of Hanukkah to increase the light on our menorahs—and in the world.
About Hebrew
In Hebrew, Sometimes Less Is Too Much
by
Joseph Lowin
The Hebrew root kallal or kal, means easy, simple or light.