Eight Days of Hanukah

Eight days of

Eight days to learn, to light the candles, to sing, to meet other people and enjoy each other’s company.

Eight meetings: December 25-January 1

Eight South Florida Locations

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Hanukah

The (real) story of Hanukah

History, not the story. Judea after Alexander's conquest. Refreshing our knowledge of Jewish history (and everything we didn't know). Because those who don't know history fall prey to fake news.

Politics at Maccabean times (Do they ring a bell?)

Yes, one could say that there was a left, a center, a secular right, a religious right, and an extreme religious right

Preserve, adapt or assimilate? Judaism's eternal challenge

What should be kept and what discarded. What do we mean when we says "tradition?" Is change bad? can it be controlled? Should we be afraid of it?r

What is (really) to be a Jew?

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Hanukah and October 7

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What are holidays good for?

No people in the history of the world has probably been more concerned about its identity than the Jews. Are we?

We have faced the thread of genocide so many times that it seems to be a feature of being Jewish. We always bounced back stronger

Critical times must never be allowed to pass unnoticed but must be met by some relevant exceptional behavior. Holidays not only break the monotony of the usual, but they are also events where the symbolic, the mythic, the ritual, the theatrical, the imaginary, the political, etc. meet. Do we know how to celebrate?

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The meaning of Hanukah in the 21st century: Don't let the lights go out
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