Tag Archives: Chanucah

Banishing the Darkness

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Shimona from the Palace

My choir, the Jerusalem Oratorio Chamber Choir, has been very busy this week spreading the light of Chanucah. Besides our own party on Monday evening, yesterday evening (Wednesday), we lit the eighth and final Chanucah candle at the Kfar Shaul … Continue reading →

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Calories and Candlelight – Chanucah in Israel

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Shimona from the Palace

Tonight is the first night of Chanucah, the Feast of Lights, when we remember how the Maccabees and their tiny army took on the might of the Greek Empire – and won. About 2,200 years ago, the Seleucid king of … Continue reading →

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The Eighth Candle

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Shimona from the Palace

This evening, we lit the eighth and final Chanucah candle. With this last candle, I want to tell you about one more custom associated with Chanucah – the dreidel, as it is popularly known in Yiddish among Ashkenazi Jews, or (in … Continue reading →

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Candles and Calories

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Shimona from the Palace

Tonight is the first night of Chanucah, the Feast of Lights, when we remember how the Maccabees and their tiny army took on the might of the Greek Empire – and won. But that’s not what we are celebrating when … Continue reading →

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