These two programs for preschool students and their parents incorporate a variety of activities. The first focuses on Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot and Simchat Torah. The second focuses on Hannukah.
Hanukkah
Topics: Family Education Programming, Holiday Resources, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Simchat Torah, Sukkot, Hanukkah
Type: Family Education Program
Miraculous Lights
Rabbi Jacob Staub reflects on his coming out experiences in this essay on Hanukkah.
How Much Is Enough?
In 2013-14, the Tikkun Olam Commission of the Reconstructionist movement is initiating actions and conversations about wealth and income inequality and the related question: How much is enough? This letter, written by Rabbi Mordechai Liebling, ’85, was originally sent to college students. However, it’s a useful text for any family, study group or individual who wants to bring contemporary meaning and challenging questions to bear on an ancient holiday.
Type: Community Discussion Guide
The Faith and Gratitude of Enough
As we gather to celebrate the holidays of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving we pause to acknowledge the abundance in our lives and reflect upon our gratitude and the question of what is enough.
Type: Poem
How to Light the Hanukkah Candles [Video]
How to Light the Hanukkah Candles - a video
Topics: Hanukkah
How to Light the Hanukkah Menora and Sing the Blessings
Listen and watch Rabbi Jeff Eisenstat as he demonstrates lighting the Hanukkah menorah. He's also thrown in "O' Hanukkah, O' Hanukkah" whose famous English words were written by Mordecai Kaplan's daughter, Judith Eisenstein.
Type: How to
Three Reasons
Along with selecting special haftorot for each week to highlight an aspect of the Torah portion, the rabbis also chose special readings for the holidays. For the first Shabbat of Hanukah the rabbis selected Zechariah 2:14 -4:7. ...
Topics: Divrei Torah, Hanukkah
Type: Dvar Torah
Light and Dark: A Hanukkah Song
Words and sheet music for three-part vocal harmony for a Hanukkah song about differences between dark and light, good and evil. Music and Lyrics by Margot L. Stein. Arrangement by Elizabeth Bolton.
Type: Music
Tzedakah and the Jewish Holidays: Giving for Social Change
Ideas for giving opportunities throughout the Jewish year. Connects each Jewish holiday to the concept of tzedakah and recommends a relevant type of beneficiary to support.
Topics: Congregational Development, Jewish Life, Money and Values, Tikkun Olam, Holidays, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Simchat Torah, Shemini Atzeret, Sukkot, Hanukkah, Tu Bishvat, Purim, Pesach, Shavuot, Tisha B'av
Type: Program Description
A Hanukkah Story for the Children of Dor Hadash
A story about a family's struggle to redefine their relationship with Hanukkah and rededicate their intentions to the meaning of the holiday. Inspired by Kerry Olitsky's book, Eight Nights, Eight Lights.
Type: Essay