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Chanukah Readings and Resources

Read our new Chanukah reflection by David Gregory, author and political analyst at CNN. We are inspired that, this year, he is dedicating each candle he lights in his menorah to those who must hide their light out of fear, including the Rohingya people of Burma.

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This Chanukah, share your commitment to social justice with students, friends and family by using a variety of resources provided by American Jewish World Service.

Readings

Chanukah Readings on Social Justice Themes

Got Gelt?

A Lesson for Middle Schoolers

5771 Reading

5769 Reading

From the Sources

Text Studies Linking Chanukah to Social Justice Themes

Chanukah

Chanukah

Supplementary Resource

Chag v'Chesed

Commentaries on Chanukah and Social Justice Themes

5778 Commentary

By David Gregory

5777 Commentary

By Rabbi Rick Jacobs

5776 Commentary

By AJWS Vice President Robert Bank

5775 Commentary

By Congressman Eliot Engel

5774 Commentary

By Rabbi Steve Greenberg

5773 Commentary

By Dr. Jonathan D. Sarna

5772 Commentary

By Idit Klein

5771 Commentary

By Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg

5770 Commentary

By Rabbi Michael Paley

5769 Commentary

By Rabbi Rachel Cowan

5768 Commentary

By Rabbi David Ellenson