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Hanukkah
In 2024/5785 Hanukkah is sundown December 25 to sundown January 2, 2025.
About This Holiday
Celebrate Hanukkah (My Jewish Learning)
Hanukkah (Chabad)
Hanukkah (Aish)
Hanukkah (Reform Judaism)
Events
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NextGen Chanukah Party and Shabbat (Wise Temple) 6:30 PM Friday, December 20. Plum Street Temple (720 Plum St)
Chanukah Party (Rockdale Temple) 7:30 PM Saturday, December 21. Rockdale Temple (8501 Ridge Rd) $20
Dinner + Discussion – The Dark Side of Chanukah (CJX Young Professionals) 6:30 PM Monday, December 23. COhatch Hyde Park (2722 Erie Ave)
Hanukkah Party (NCSY) 6:30 PM Monday, December 23. 2307 Losantiville Ave.
Latkapalooza (Mayerson JCC, Jewish Federation of Cincinnati) 7 PM Tuesday, December 24. RSVP for location
Seniors Chanukah Gathering (Rockdale Temple) 4 PM Thursday, December 26. Senior Star at The Kenwood (5435 Kenwood Rd)
Chanukah Carnival (Jewish Discovery Center) 5:30 PM Thursday, December 26. Liberty Center (7100 Foundry Row)
Chanukah Celebration (Chabad Jewish Center) 5:30 PM Thursday, December 26. Kenwood Towne Center (7875 Mongomery Rd)
Community Menorah Lighting (Camp Livingston) 6 PM Thursday, December 26.
Kadima Chanukah Celebration (OneTable) 7 PM Friday, December 27. 4089 S Langland St
Neon Brights + Hanukah Lights: Mom’s Night Out (PJ Library) 6:30 PM Saturday, December 28. 21c Museum Hotel (609 Walnut St) $30-35
Light Up the Zoo (Northern Hills Synagogue) 4 PM Sunday, December 29. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (3400 Vine St)
Glow-In-the-Dark Hannukah Party (Jewish Discovery Center) 5:30 PM Sunday, December 29. Deerfield Towne Center (5503 Deerfield Blvd, Mason)
Chanukah Open House (Chabad YJP) 7:30 PM Sunday, December 29. RSVP for location
Guys Night Chanukah Bash (Chabad Jewish Center) 7:30 PM Monday, December 30. Fowling Warehouse (2940 Highland Ave, #230) $39-49
Hanukkah at Fountain Square (Mayerson JCC, Jewish Federation of Cincinnati, Chabad of Southern Ohio) 7 PM Wednesday, January 8. Fountain Square (520 Vine St) $5
Further Resources & Reading
8 Hanukkah Movie Ideas for Hallmark (Cincy Jewfolk)
8 Hanukkah Traditions From Around the World (My Jewish Learning)
Chanukah Activities, Blessings, Inspiration & More (Custom & Craft)
Daily Dreidel: A Hanukkah Activity For Couples (Cincy Jewfolk)
“The December Dilemma” of interfaith holidays (My Jewish Learning)
Give Light Digital Series (Reboot)
Greening Chanukah Guide (Hazon)
Grumpy, Dopey, Sneezy, Sleepy: A Hannukah Guide To Marketing Stuff For Jews (Cincy Jewfolk)
Killer Cheese And Girl Power For Hannukah (Not Your Bubbe’s Nosh Podcast)
Hanukkah & Mental Health (The Blue Dove Foundation)
Hanukkah Ritual Elements (Ritualwell from Reconstructing Judaism)
Hanukkah Unbound (Judaism Unbound)
Hanukkah with Kids (PJ Library)
Reaching for Each Other Across Imperial Divisions: A Hanukkah Practice for Dismantling Antisemitism (IOWA Project)
Reflecting Resilience: An Embodied Guide to Hanukkah (Mitsui Collective)
Recipes & Crafts
Suganiyot (Pixabay Photo by KiraSawa).
Air Fryer Latkes | Festival of Lights…and Oil | Latke Love for Hanukkah: Two Tasty Latke Recipes | Latkes to the Next Level: A Trick From Down South | The Perfect Latke | Sweet Potato Latkes | Yehudit’s Goat Cheese and Wine (Cincy Jewfolk)
Hanukkah Food (The Nosher)
Hanukkah Inspiration (Rebekah Lowin)
Hanukkah Recipes (Bon Appétit)
Hungarian Fánk & Hen Soup with Galuska Dumplings (Jewish Food Society)
Chag HaBanot/Eid Al-Banat
In 2024/5785 Chag HaBanot is celebrated from sundown December 30 – sundown December 31. The holiday coincides with Rosh Chodesh Tevet.
About This Holiday
Chag HaBanot (@henmazzig)
Chag HaBanot: The Festival of the Daughters (Ritualwell)
Further Resources & Reading
Eid Al-Banat source sheet (Sefaria)
This Mizrahi Feminist Hanukkah Tradition Is One We Should All Honor (Kveller)
You Need to Know About North Africa’s Feminist Hanukkah Tradition (Hey Alma)
