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Hanukkah in Jewish History |
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1 | (24) |
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3 | (3) |
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First and Second Book of Maccabees |
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6 | (4) |
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10 | (1) |
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Hannah and Her Seven Sons |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (2) |
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14 | (2) |
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16 | (2) |
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18 | (3) |
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Biblical Allusions to Hanukkah |
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21 | (4) |
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Celebrating In The Home And In The Synagogue |
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25 | (20) |
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27 | (4) |
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31 | (4) |
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Family Hanukkah Innovations |
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35 | (10) |
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35 | (1) |
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Volunteer to Help the Needy |
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36 | (1) |
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36 | (1) |
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36 | (1) |
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37 | (1) |
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37 | (1) |
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37 | (1) |
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Sponsor a Family Hanukkah Quiz Night |
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38 | (1) |
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38 | (1) |
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Have a Zionist Hanukkah Celebration |
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39 | (2) |
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Honor Someone or Something Special |
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41 | (1) |
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41 | (2) |
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Have a Dedication Hanukkah Night |
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43 | (2) |
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Basic Hanukkah Laws and Customs |
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45 | (14) |
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59 | (14) |
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61 | (3) |
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64 | (1) |
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``Al HaNissim: For the Miracles You Wrought'' |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (1) |
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68 | (1) |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (1) |
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70 | (1) |
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70 | (3) |
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Hanukkah Oddities and Curiosities |
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73 | (14) |
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75 | (1) |
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75 | (1) |
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The Halley's Comet Hanukkah Connection |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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Hanukkah---a Second Sukkot |
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76 | (1) |
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77 | (1) |
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77 | (1) |
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77 | (1) |
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77 | (1) |
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77 | (1) |
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78 | (1) |
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78 | (1) |
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78 | (1) |
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78 | (1) |
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Hanukkiot and Pointed Stars |
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78 | (1) |
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Where to Get Pure Olive Oil |
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78 | (1) |
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Jews Rested on the 25th of Kislev |
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79 | (1) |
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Maccabee and its Etymology |
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79 | (1) |
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Longest Grace after Meals |
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79 | (1) |
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79 | (1) |
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Hanukkah and Jewish Warriors |
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80 | (1) |
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Hanukkah Light and Talmud Scholars |
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80 | (1) |
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Women, Leisure Time, and Hanukkah Lights |
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81 | (1) |
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The Dreidel and the Crime of Studying Torah |
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81 | (1) |
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Hanukkah as a Class Struggle |
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81 | (1) |
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81 | (1) |
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Eight Spears That Were Used as Hanukkah Wicks |
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81 | (1) |
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81 | (1) |
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82 | (1) |
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Coins and the Story of Hanukkah |
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82 | (1) |
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82 | (1) |
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82 | (1) |
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Playing Cards and Hanukkah |
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83 | (1) |
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The Syrian-Greeks in the Hanukkah Story |
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83 | (1) |
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The Book of the Maccabees---a Non-biblical Book |
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83 | (1) |
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84 | (1) |
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84 | (1) |
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How Many Ways to Spell Hanukkah |
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84 | (1) |
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The Hillel and Bet Shammai Controversy |
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84 | (1) |
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Hidden Meaning of Hasmonean |
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85 | (1) |
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85 | (1) |
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No God in First Book of Maccabees |
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85 | (1) |
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Explanations for the Eight-Day Celebration of Hanukkah |
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86 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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Hanukkah in Talmud and Jewish Legend |
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87 | (10) |
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Notable Hanukkah Quotations |
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97 | (4) |
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101 | (14) |
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103 | (1) |
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Pin the Candles on the Menorah |
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104 | (1) |
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105 | (2) |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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109 | (1) |
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110 | (2) |
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112 | (2) |
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Jewish Identity Hanukkah Game |
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114 | (1) |
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Hanukkah In The Short Story |
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115 | (46) |
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117 | (6) |
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123 | (5) |
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The Great Hanukkah Strike |
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128 | (5) |
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The Rescued Menorah: An American Tale |
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133 | (8) |
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The Secret of the Shammash: A Sephardic Tale |
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141 | (8) |
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A Melody in Israel: An Israeli Tale |
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149 | (12) |
| Glossary of Terms |
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161 | (4) |
| For Further Reading |
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165 | (4) |
| Index |
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