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New Blessings for Chanukah

New Blessings over the Chanukah candles using masculine and feminine God-language

candle lighting, chag habanot, divine feminine, hanukkah

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Chanukah Gifts

A short article with suggestions about how to handle the materialism which often overwhelms us during the winter holiday season

chag habanot, family, gifts, hanukkah, tzedakah

A red wooden wall with a white-framed window, showing a lamp and a menorah inside.

Chag HaBanot: The Festival of the Daughters

A new ritual based on an older North-African custom celebrating women’s roles in the Chanukah story on Rosh Chodesh Tevet

chag habanot, hanukkah, Jewish women, Judith, north african, rosh hodesh, women

A woman in a headscarf is embraced by a smiling young woman at home.

The Book of Judith

A short version of the story of the Book of Judith, and ideas for incorporating Judith and other women into the celebration of Hanukkah

chag habanot, hanukkah, Jewish women, Judith, rosh hodesh, women

Hands holding a Torah scroll wrapped in an ornate cover during a Jewish ceremony.

The Peaceful Maccabee

A ceremony for Chanukah honoring little-known Jewish women in history

candles, chag habanot, hanukkah, Jewish women, rosh hodesh, women

A chanukiah made of oil candles sits on a reflective surface against a dark background.