Why does Chanuka has eight days? If you're not a newbie, you know the answer, but these are some Chanuka facts you may not know.
Where did the oil miracle come from? ExtraTorah rebuts. Josh Waxman embellishes
Chanuka = Sukkos in which I provide Torah sources for the idea, attested to in the book of Macabbees that the first Chanuka was really a delayed Sukkos.
Toys vs Turkeys explains why Chanuka presents should be abolished. (maybe)
Christmas for Jews is a grinchy post about Chanuka
No GOP Jew should sing Maoz Tzur.
Share some levivot with someone you love.
Remember Yus? (shudder) This Menorah post is where he first appeared, though under another name. When I explained why the Aish Hatorah Chanuka video sucked beans, he came back again, even nastier than before. Little known fact: I switched to Haloscan Comments solely so that I could ban him.
Put on your Yarmulka, its time for Chanuka discusses the dumb Adam Sandler song.
In which I laugh at the idea Shabbos Chanuka has "deep mystical powers"; two years later Bray showed he believes in that crap.
Chanuka ends explains why Chanuka has an unhappy ending. Same point, made a little differently here.
A poorly named post, in which I moan about the stupid dreidal song.
Chanuka in Baghdad, is a short, thin post that knocks Cheney.
President Panderer is a bit more substantive and takes what I still think was a legitimate and well deserved shot at Bush. (Heh. When I wrote it he was "President Forty Percent.")
And because no trip down memory lane would be complete without an undressing of Cross Currents check out this discussion of Toby Katz's mistaken view of Chanuka, too
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