Hanukkah sugar cookies decorated in blue and white and in the shapes of the Star of David and a dreidel.

Dessert Hanukkah sugar cookies

Break out your favorite holiday cookie cutters and let the fun begin! Our tasty Hanukkah sugar cookies recipe makes a...

A plate of crispy potato latkes.

Side Dish Potato latkes

Purists will appreciate these potato latkes with no-frills ingredients: baking potatoes, eggs, salt, flour, olive oil...

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New Year's Guilt-Free New Year's Resolutions

“New Year’s resolutions.” To some, those words are filled with pure possibility...an invitation to start anew, comple...

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New Year's New Year's Resolution Ideas for Groups

New Year’s resolutions are pretty lonely deals. It’s just you and that thing you have to live up to. Ack! No wonde...

Hanukkah Dessert Recipes

Dessert Chocolate rugelach

Delicious rugelach is a Jewish delight often served during Hanukkah. Originally an eastern European confection, ru...

Sweet Potato Latke Recipe

Side Dish Sweet potato latkes

Latkes are a symbolic food, a Jewish reminder of the miracle of Hanukkah. Opting for sweet potatoes rather than wh...

Unwrapping Hanukkah: family-focused theme nights and Hanukkah gift ideas

Hanukkah Unwrapping Hanukkah: family-focused theme nights and gift ideas

Hanukkah is a festival of lights. A celebration of freedom over tyranny. A great excuse to eat fried food (hello, ...

Hanukkah Desserts

Hanukkah Sweeten the celebration with traditional Hanukkah desserts

No one forgets latkes at their Hanukkah celebration—they’re an undisputed crowd favorite. Why? Because they’re AWE...

Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah: Jewish Traditions & Etiquette

Faith Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah: a traditions and etiquette guide for non-Jewish guests

So, your friend’s son is turning 13, and you’ve just been invited to your first Bar Mitzvah! Yay…bu...

Dessert Sufganiyot (jelly donuts)

In Israel, the official food of Hanukkah is Sufganiyot, which are fried jelly doughnuts. With one taste of these s...