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Hanukkah Song Companion

Eight Hanukkah songs, one for each night, each paired with reflection and insight from Pardes faculty and alumni — from HaNerot Halalu to Oyfn Pripetchik.

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The Pardes Hanukkah Resource 2025

by Pardes Faculty

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Hanukah 5783: One Candle, Then Another, Then Another

During a holiday where there is both darkness and light, where we retreat indoors and shine brightly from the windowsill, go on a journey with Pardes North America to find meaning in the discord within our tradition. Night 8 –…

by Brent Chaim Spodek

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Hanukah 5783: Deborah and Judith: How Our Heroines Harmonize Across a Millennium

During a holiday where there is both darkness and light, where we retreat indoors and shine brightly from the windowsill, go on a journey with Pardes North America to find meaning in the discord within our tradition. Night 7* –…

by Aviva Lauer

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Hanukah 5783: Combatting Darkness

During a holiday where there is both darkness and light, where we retreat indoors and shine brightly from the windowsill, go on a journey with Pardes North America to find meaning in the discord within our tradition. Night 6 –…

by Jonathan Leener

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Hanukah 5783: The Window or the Table: Spreading Light to Eradicate Hate

During a holiday where there is both darkness and light, where we retreat indoors and shine brightly from the windowsill, go on a journey with Pardes North America to find meaning in the discord within our tradition. Night 5 –…

by Rabba Shani Gross

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Hanukah 5783: The Light of Hanukah: Let’s Light Up the Streets!

During a holiday where there is both darkness and light, where we retreat indoors and shine brightly from the windowsill, go on a journey with Pardes North America to find meaning in the discord within our tradition. Night 4 –…

by Rabba Yaffa Epstein

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Hanukah 5783: “More is More” vs. “Less is More”

During a holiday where there is both darkness and light, where we retreat indoors and shine brightly from the windowsill, go on a journey with Pardes North America to find meaning in the discord within our tradition. Night 3 –…

by Leon Morris

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Hanukah 5783: Rediscovering the Minimalism of Hanukah

During a holiday where there is both darkness and light, where we retreat indoors and shine brightly from the windowsill, go on a journey with Pardes North America to find meaning in the discord within our tradition. Night 2 –…

by Ziva R. Hassenfeld

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Hanukah 5783: Forgetfulness that Leads to Blessed Discord

During a holiday where there is both darkness and light, where we retreat indoors and shine brightly from the windowsill, go on a journey with Pardes North America to find meaning in the discord within our tradition. Night 1 –…

by Meesh Hammer-Kossoy

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8 Nights of Reflection with Pardes North America

In a world plagued by darkness, it was one small jar of oil that made an immediate and lasting imprint on how we commemorate this moment in our Jewish history. In this companion to Hanukah, Pardes embraces this theme by…

by Pardes Faculty

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Interactive Hanukah Companion

by Guest Faculty

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