A Different Light: The Hanukkah Book of CelebrationA how-to guide for a creative celebration of candle-lighting, blessings, songs, stories, and readings for adults, teenagers and children. Features 'The Maccabees' Megillah' which retells the dramatic conflict between King Antiochus and Mattathias the Priest; the heroism of Judah the Maccabee and Judith; and the martyrdom of Hannah and her seven sons. |
Contents
Gambling Gift Giving Games and Gelt | 114 |
The Art of Hanukkah | 183 |
Reflect on the Relevance of the Festival of Lights | 192 |
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A Different Light: A Pluralist Anthology : the Big Book of Hanukkah Noam Zion,Barbara Spectre Limited preview - 2000 |
Common terms and phrases
Abzug altar American Antiochus Beit Hatefutsot Bella Bella Abzug Biblical blessing Book Book of Judith burn called candle lighting celebration century Christian courage cruse of oil culture dance David days of Hanukkah dedicated divine dreidel eight days Elazar father Festival of Lights flame Gelt German gift give Greek Haganah Hannah Hanukkah candles HANUKKAH CEREMONY Profiles Hasidic Hasmonean Hebrew Hellenism Hellenist holiday Holofernes holy human II Maccabees Israel Israeli Jerusalem Jewish Jews Judah Judaism Judea Judith king Kislev lamp latkas Levi Yitzchak lives Lord Maccabean Maccabees Mattathias means Megillah menorah midrash miracle mitzvah modern Natan Sharansky Nazis night of Hanukkah Olympics one's person play potato prayer priests Rabbi Rebbe rededication religious ritual Shabbat shamash song spiritual story Sukkot symbol synagogue Talmud Temple Torah traditional Tzedakah victory woman women word Yitzchak Rabin Zion Zionist