This section will enlighten you with Chanukah links, classes, and videos that will truly enhance your joyous holiday.
NLE Morasha Syllabus Classes
- Chanukah l: Illuminating an Eternal Conflict
- Chanukah II: The Chanukah Miracles – How They Were Triggered and What They Teach
- Chanukah III: It’s All Up to Us – Spreading the Light
NLE Thinking Gemara Shiur
Chanukah Programming Ideas
- Link – Connect to the Real Thing – A Spectacular Chanukah Party
- Aish La – Chanukah Bingo Night and Chanukah Uncensored
- Calabasas Shul – Menorah Lighting, Fireworks, Music, Jelly Donuts and more!
- Mesorah DC – The Wash DC Dreidel Championship
- Jewish Study Network, Palo Alto – Operation Maccabim – We will send a rabbi to your Chanukah Party!
- Jewish Education Center of South Florida – Chanukah Party at Boomers Amusement Park
- Manhattan Jewish Experience – Chanukah Champagne Brunch & The Dreidel Lounge
- Aish Philadelphia – Chanukah Shabbaton
- Data of Plano – Chanukah Talent Show for Kids
- Jewish Learning Exchange UK – Women’s Chanukah Party to Enhance your Physical and Spiritual well being
- The Light of Chanukah in the Old City
Resources
- Chanuka Timeline
- A Historical Background of Chanukah
- The Chanukah Map – Sites of the Maccabees 166-161 BCE
- A Historical Background of Chanukah, by Rabbi Dovid Sapirman
- A Digest of 8 Divrei Torah for Chanukah, by Rabbi Efrem Goldberg
- Torah Wellsprings – Vayeshev – Chanukah, by Rabbi Elimelech Biderman
- The Chanukah Candle – Havdalah Hullabaloo, by Rabbi Yehuda Spitz
- Chanukah To-Go, by YUTorah Online
- A Sephardi Chanukah Resource Guide, by the Mofet Institute
- Chanukah Resources from impactfulcoaching.com
- Chanukah Curriculum by Rabbi Gedalia Goldstein
- Chanukah Coloring Pages
- Chanuka’s Biblical Roots
- Chanukah Resources by impactfulcoaching.com
- Olives – Olive Oil & Chanukah, by Halachically Speaking
- Chanukah Resources by The Lookstein Center
- Songs and dances for Chanukah
- Chanukah Brachos
- Menorah 101 – A Basic Summary of Holiday Laws In a Clear and Simple Style, by JEP Rockland
- Menorah 101 – Abridged Version, by JEP Rockland
- A Thorough and Thoughtful Thought for Chanukah, based on a shmuez from R. Chaim Shmulevitz
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NCSY’s Chanukah Collection, by NCSY
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8 Insights for 8 Nights of Chanukah, by NCSY
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How to Light the Chanukah Menorah, by NCSY
- Chanukah Pocket Torah, by NCSY
- Reb Yitzhak Kofman’s Yimeih Shemoneh gives 500 answers to Rabbi Joseph Caro of why Hanukkah is 8 days if miracle was only 7 days.
- Placemat Coloring Page, by Between Carpools.
- Hilchos Chanukah booklet by Rabbi Binyomin Karman
- Inyanei Chanukah booklet by Rabbi Binyomin Karman
- The Dreidel Olympics, by Rabbi Tzvi Moshe Schultz
Articles
- The Order of Lighting the Hanukkah Candles, By J. Jean Ajdler
- Why Dreidel?, by Rabbi Ephraim Nissenbaum
- Guests and Travelers on Chanukah, by torahmusings.com
- Why 8 Days? & The Candle and the Soul, by Rabbi Shimon Apisdorf
- Who are the Chanukah Heroes who Saved our People?, by Rabbi Gedalia Kauffman
- 8 surprising lessons from the laws of Chanukah, by Rabbi Yisrael Rutman
- The Piercing Shaft of Light, by Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller
- Light in the Darkness, by Rabbi Hanoch Teller
- Chanukah Lights, by Rabbi Mordechai Kreitenberg
- Chanukah Cleaning, by Rabbi Benjamin Yudin
- The Opportunity of Chanukah & Chanukah: A Time of Renewal, by Rabbi Mayer Twersky
- The Essence of Chanukah & Chanukah: Idealism and Maximalism, by Rabbi Michael Rosensweig
- The Dual Victory of Chanukah, by Rabbi Zvi Sobolofsky
- Where to Place the Menorah, by Rabbi Hershel Schachter
- The Miracle of Chanukah, by Rabbi Lawrence Kelemen
- The Chanukah Question, by Sarah Yocheved Rigler
- Chanukah: Optimal Living, Optimal Judaism, by Rabbi Yisroel Isaacs
- How To Get Wax Off Your Menorah, by Elissa Goldstein
- Traveling on Chanukah? Be Prepared With a Travel Sized Menorah
- The Hole Truth About Sufganiyot, by Carol Green Ungar
- Money DOES Grow on Trees-Chocolate Chanuka Gelt, by Shira Schmidt
Class Outlines & Sourcesheets
- Chanukah Candle Lighting at the White House (Click here to download pdf)
- Menorah 101: Laws of the Jewish Holiday in a simple a concise language (click here for an abridged version)
- Chanukah Source Material and Teacher’s Guide by David Sedley (TorahLab)
Chanukah Classes
- Classical Texts about Chanukah by Amy Schneinerman
The Menorah: A Jewish Symbol, a guide for the classroom by Hadassah Levy
Audio Classes
Rabbi Bamberger, Moshe
Rabbi Feiner, Eytan
Avodah of Chanukah: Sweetness of Torah
Rabbi Dr. Gottlieb, Dovid
Rabbi Keleman, Lawrence
Chanukah – Making War With Nature
Rabbi Lebowitz, Arye
Sarah Lipman
Rabbi Miller, Dovid
Rabbi Oelbaum, Noach Isaac
Chanukah: The Light of The Menorah
Rabbi Orlofsky, David
Chanukah: Dare to Be Different
Rabbi Paysach Krohn
The Lessons to Be Learned From Chanukah
Rabbi Schechter, Hershel
Chanukah: The Connection Between the Second and Third Temples
Neis HaShemen: Mitszvos B’shleimusan and Eilu V’eilu
Rabbi Sobolofsky, Zvi
When to Light Chanukah Candles
Rabbi Tatz, Akiva
The Greek in Us: Chanukah and the 10th of Teves
Rabbi Twersky, Mayer
Chanukah Today: Elevating our Material World
The Current Situation in Israel As Seen Through the Prism of Chanukah
The Views of the Rambam and Ramban on the Chasmonoim
Rabbi Wildes, Mark
Chanukah – Conversations for the Beginners Series
Chanukah – Beyond dreidels and latkes
Rabbi Willig, Mordechai
Chanukah – Women lighting candles
Helenism Revisited: Outside Influences on Our Lives
Helenism Today: Secular Values vs Torah Values
Chanukah: New World – Old Torah
Videos
Chanukah videos,
9 short videos about Chanukah presented by TorahLive.
Chanukah’s Secret of Greatness
Chanukah’s Glow, by Mrs. Lori Palatnik
Chanukah & Women, by Mrs. Lori Palatnik
Chanukah’s Essence, Rabbi Yaakov Salomon