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Yesterday’ post told the story of Hanukkah as one of liberation. The story of Hanukkah, is also told as one of civil war between Jews living in the land of Israel, some so-called “traditionalists” and others “assimilationists” who wanted to follow the ways of their gentile neighbors. According to this story, which includes miraculous intervention…

Hanukkah is a story of many stories. In each of them we see how specific generations of Jews, or those with different spiritual or communal needs addressed the challenges they faced. In honor of those many stories, Windows and Doors will celebrate each day of Hanukkah by sharing a new Hanukkah story. Some will be…

The comments to yesterday’s post supporting President-elect Obama’s choice of Rev. Rick Warren to offer the inaugural invocation have been fascinating. Some go so far as to suggest that my position is a function of my being a Jew. A commenter identified as Rob the Rev writes: “Gee Rabbi, would you be so happy about…

For more than twenty centuries Hanukkah has celebrated the triumph of purpose and hope over fear and despair. In these troubled times, times of economic uncertainty and expanding security threats, maintaining that ancient perspective is more important than ever. From the Maccabees’ decision to fight on the Sabbath, to a rabbinic Judaism that even the…
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