Once again, after ‘lobbying’ for years, I was NOT invited to the annual White House Hanukkah party. I am not a machar. (But I have “faith and resilience” for the future) But...
Tag - Menorah
JewliciousSwag: White House Hanukkah
But rabbi… the true meaning of Hanukkah is to fight Greek-Assyrian culture and materialism, and to embrace national liberation, spirit, and religious freedom. But you have to admit… you...
Technion Geeks Create Rube Goldberg Hanukkah Awesomeness
Not all technology in Israel HAS to be of the high-tech, start-up, make-the-world-love-us variety. Some of it can be, you know, stam – just for kicks, a flight of whimsy if you will. Sure...
A Short Tale of Two Corporate Hanukkah Displays
The bank manager at Citibank ran over to me when I came by this week to show-off the company menorah. Each branch received a menorah. Well, they actually were sent two. What had happened? My friend...
Latka Round-up (forget the Matzos)
Yes, yes.. hahaha. Once again, publications such as Heeb and The Washington Post are highlighting WHOLE FOODS groceries and their displays of matzos and hams for Hanukkah. Jessica Goldstein of The...
My White House Invite Was NOT in the Mail
I waited in vain for my invitation to the White House Hanukkah Party. As the lights on the Hanukkiah glowed on Pennsylvania Avenue, I remained close by my Manhattan mail slot. Sure, I missed out on...
An Archaeological Hannukah
Leave it to the colonialist Israel Antiquities Authority (the vaunted IAA) to continue to play a role in the formation and enactment of Israel’s colonial-national historical imagination by...
I Adore-ah Obama’s Menorah
Each evening, after work, I have been rushing home to see if the invitation has arrived from the White House to the White House Hanukkah Party on December 16. It hasn’t. Don’t they know I...