Assignment Week 7 – Hanukkah

HOMEWORK – December 22, 2019 Hanukkah

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Hanukkah Texts Excerpts (PDF)  Timeline of Hasmonean Revolt (PDF)

READ

Strassfeld HOLIDAYS: Pesach pp 5-46 Shavu’ot pp 69-84

Optional Readings:

Honoring Tradition; Embracing Modernity: Any of the selections on Pesach and Shavu’ot or Hanukkah: pp 137-163

About JEWS, HANUKKAH AND CHRISTMAS

From My Jewish Learning

• Jews and Christmas
• The December Dilema: A List of Articles

From The Atlantic:

• Why do Jews eat Chinese on Christmas?

LISTEN:

Tablet Magazine

• Unorthodox Celebrates Hanukkah

DO:

• Make Latkes, play dreidel
• My Jewish Learning – Short video on playing dreidel

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