Video: Thanksgivukkah
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The goal of Obama’s foreign policy
By CAROLINE GLICK— It isn’t surprising that the US and the other five powers signed a deal with Iran on Saturday. Over the past few weeks, US President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry made it clear that they were committed to signing a deal with Iran as quickly as possible. And it…
Thanksgivukkah: When Hanukkah and Thanksgiving Collide
By ARIEL RUDOLPH, ISRAEL TODAY— As most of us know, Hanukkah commemorates the miracle of the oil. Once the Maccabees restored the Temple to Jewish control, the Temple oil burned for eight days when there was only enough oil to burn for one. One of the traditions of Hanukkah is to eat foods cooked in…
Chanukah Guide for the Perplexed, 2013
By AMBASSADOR (RET.) YORAM ETTINGER— 1. For the first time – and never again – the first day of Chanukah will be celebrated on Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday in November, November 28, 2013. Since the Jewish calendar is based on a 19 year cycle (when a “leap month” is added – seven times – to…