Educational resources, videos, stickers and humor about Chanukah

Hi Everyone!

Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, is observed for
eight days, beginning on the evening of the 25th day of
the Hebrew month of Kislev. This year Chanukah starts
Sunday Evening, December 14, 2025.

Chanukah is a wonderful holiday of renewed dedication,
faith, hope and spiritual light. It's a holiday that says:
"Never lose hope." Chanukah commemorates the victory of a
small band of Maccabees over the pagan Syrian-Greeks who
ruled over Israel.

The Chanukah Page includes lesson sites in several languages,
videos, songs, Chanukah trivia quiz, English Hebrew vocabulary lists,
recipes, games, Whatsapp stickers, humor, photos, clipart, coloring pages and
a map of the sites of the Maccabees 166-161 BCE.

The address is:
https://jr.co.il/hotsites/chanukah.htm

The Chanukah Video Page has links to over 1,300 cool Chanukah videos:
https://jr.co.il/videos/chanukah-videos.htm
The video page will be updated as we get closer to Chanukah.

The Chanukah humor section has 131 items that will make you smile.
https://jr.co.il/humor/chanuka.htm

Enjoy!

Please share these holiday resources. Thank You!

Please continue to pray for and support Israel.
https://jr.co.il/prayers/

May the wounded have a complete and speedy recovery.
May God protect the IDF, the police, the security forces
and all of Am Yisrael.

Shavua Tov!
Have a good week!
Jacob

Chanukah Updates - Hotsites, Images, New Videos, Humor

Hi Everyone!

Here are the Chanukah updates:

Educational Resources for Chanukah
https://jr.co.il/hotsites/chanukah.htm

- Torah Tidbits: 1592 - Vayishlach - Chanukah
- Philo-Torah - Chanuka Review by Phil Chernofsky
- HaMizrachi Magazine: Chanukah 5785
- ColLive: Day-to-day Halachic Guide
Laws and Customs for Chanukah 5785 / 2024
- YU Torah: Chanukah To-Go

Chanukah Videos on YouTube
https://jr.co.il/videos/chanukah-videos.htm

41 new 2024 videos:
- Six13 - A Wicked Chanukah
- The Maccabeats - Defying Gravity - We'll Rise Above
- Yonina - Be A Light - Hebrew
- Y-Studs - A Jackson 5 Hanukkah
- Chanukah Children's Songs - Hebrew
- CKids Chanukah Block Party Welcome Video
- Chabad: I Have a Little Dreidel - Hanukkah Song
- Idishe Mame AI: Lights of Joy! - English kids song
- Sufganiyot with Temple Chai Youth Choir & Ellen Allard
- Madeleine LeBeau: A Wicked Hanukkah
- Shaare ZedekUK: Chanukah Candles Shaarethelight 1
- Reuti and Laloosh prepare Latkes - for kids
- Rami Levy Delivers Sufganiyot to the Soliders
- Channel 13 Hatzinor:
Are Sufganiyot for 100 shekels worth it? - Hebrew
- Israel Ministry of Health:
Safety Rules for Chanukah - Hebrew
- Congressional leaders commemorate Hanukkah
with Menorah lighting ceremony
- How to Make Sufganiyot the Easy Way
Trader Joe's Jelly Donut Recipe
- Yosel Chanukah Music Set
- Dreidel Spinning Fun! - Catch the Magic in this Fun Kids Song!
- DJ Laykay: Dreidel
- Chanukah Upmix - DJ Farbreng - Izzy Feat. Afiko.man
- The Lehman College Community band plays "Dreidel Dance"
- Dreidel Dance - Robert Thurston - Charlotte Concert Band
- Sivon Sov Sov Sov - Beginners Piano Tutorial
- Hanerot Halaloo - Beginners Piano Tutorial
- Mi Yemalel - Beginners Piano Tutorial
- Creating a Orgami Dreidel - with Hebrew song
- Sonya's Prep: Get Ready With Me for Chanukah
- The Most Kid-Friendly Sweet Latke Recipe
- "Light a Candle": A Message from Ukraine
- Bardak - Hanukkah Party - Hebrew
- The Public Comments on Chanukah - Hebrew
- Iowa PBS: Hanukkah at Maccabee's Kosher Deli
- Torahflix: A Visual Guide to Chanukah
- Melody Orchestra - Chanukah Medley - Hebrew
- Hanukkah Fire - Shmulik sofer & Shmuel chail - Hebrew
- Sing It! with Ms. Sara: I Have a Little Dreidel
- Sing It! with Ms. Sara: Hanukkah Special
- Chanukah at Bubbe's
- Rabbi Manis Friedman: Embrace the Light
- Chanukah Medley - Ofir Nagar & Avrumi Fastag - Hebrew

The Chanukah Humor Pages
https://jr.co.il/humor/chanuka.htm

- Hot Wheels Hanukkah Parade Edition
- American Gothic Couple Promoting Chanukah
- Monsters Inc. Chanukah
- Garfield Chanukah
- Tradition

Chanukah Photo Gallery
https://jr.co.il/hotsites/chanukah-photos.htm

New: The Chanukah Sameach Picture Page
Chanukah Sameach Images from Around the Net
https://jr.co.il/chanukah-sameach/index.html

Enjoy!

Please share. Thank you!

Please continue to pray for and support Israel.
https://jr.co.il/prayers/

May the wounded have a complete and speedy recovery.
May the hostages be freed now.
May God protect the IDF, the police, the security forces
and all of Am Yisrael.

Chanukah Sameach!
Have a Happy Chanukah!
Jacob

Educational resources, videos and humor about Chanukah

 Hi Everyone!

Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, is observed for 

eight days, beginning on the evening of the 25th day of 

the Hebrew month of Kislev. This year Chanukah starts 

Thursday evening, December 7, 2023.

Chanukah is a wonderful holiday of renewed dedication, 

faith, hope and spiritual light. It's a holiday that says: 

"Never lose hope." Chanukah commemorates the victory of a 

small band of Maccabees over the pagan Syrian-Greeks who 

ruled over Israel. 

The Chanukah Page includes lesson sites in several languages, 

videos, songs, Chanukah trivia quiz, English Hebrew vocabulary lists, 

recipes, games, humor, photos, clipart, coloring pages and 

a map of the sites of the Maccabees 166-161 BCE.

The address is:

https://jr.co.il/hotsites/chanukah.htm

The Chanukah Video Page has links to over 1,200 cool Chanukah videos:

https://jr.co.il/videos/chanukah-videos.htm

The video page will be updated as we get closer to Chanukah. 

The Chanukah humor section has 130 items that will make you smile.

https://jr.co.il/humor/chanuka.htm

Enjoy!

Please share these holiday resources. Thank You!

Please continue to pray for and support Israel.

https://jr.co.il/prayers/

May the wounded have a complete and speedy recovery.

May the hostages be freed now.

May God protect the IDF, the police, the security forces

and all of Am Yisrael.

Have a Good Month - Kislev!

Chodesh Kislev Tov!

Jacob 

Update: Chanukah Humor Pages

 Hi Everyone!

I hope everyone is enjoying Chanukah.

Here are the newest additions to the Chanuka Humor Pages

https://jr.co.il/humor/chanuka.htm

* Star Trek Chanukah

* Dreidal Sliders

* Mars Insight

* The Eight Days of Chanukkah

* The Potato Heads

* Day Eight

* Happy Hanukkah from Alaska

* Happy Marijuhanukkah

* The Largest Lego Brick Menorah

* Toy Story - The Holiday Edition

* Reverse Hanukkah Miracle

*  Ancient Judea Olive Oil

*  USA Menorah

* Challah Chanukkiyot - additions

* Veggie, Fruit and Sushi Menorah - additions

Oldies but goodies:

* The USS Menorahprise

*  It's Like This One, Only Bigger.

* Ending Time to Eat Sufganiyot

* Easier to Spell in Hebrew

* Snoopy the Maccabi

* Defending the Jewish Homeland

* Harry Potter and Hanukkah

* Hanukkah Food Pyramid

Enjoy! 

Please share. Thank You!

Chanukah Sameach!

Have a Happy Chanukah!

Jacob 

Pre-Chanukah photos and other additions

 Hi Everyone!

Tonight, I was shopping at the Rami Levy supermarket in Mishor Adumim

and I took photos of unique Chanukah treats.

Check them out at:

https://jr.co.il/hotsites/chanukah-photos.htm

The Chanukah video list is over 1,100 and includes

over 20 new ones for 5783.

https://jr.co.il/videos/chanukah-videos.htm

I will continue to add new ones over the next 2 weeks.

Other cool pages to browse:

The Chanukah Map

Sites of the Maccabees 166-161 BCE

https://jr.co.il/t/chanukah-map/index.html

The Chanukiyot Collection in Bukharim, Jerusalem

https://jr.co.il/jerusalem/2014/jer425.htm

Israeli Chanukah Logos and Posters

https://jr.co.il/only-in-israel/israeli-chanukah-logos-and-posters.htm

Challah Chanukkiyot

https://jr.co.il/humor/chanuka87.htm

The USS Menorahprise

https://jr.co.il/humor/chanuka83.htm

NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir

Celebrates Hanukkah from Space

https://jr.co.il/humor/chanuka82.htm

Hanukkah Food Pyramid

https://jr.co.il/humor/chanuka64.htm

Understanding Chanukah

https://jr.co.il/humor/chanuka56.htm

Easier to Spell in Hebrew

https://jr.co.il/humor/chanuka55.htm

Enjoy!

Please share. Thank you!

Shabbat Shalom,

Jacob 

Updated: Chanukah Photos, Humor and Videos

Hi Everyone! 

Here are the latest additions to the Chanukah pages: 

 Chanukah Photo Gallery - Kinder, Mentos, M&Ms, Sufganiyot https://jr.co.il/hotsites/chanukah-photos.htm 

 Chanukah Humor Pages https://jr.co.il/humor/chanuka.htm 

- Current Financial Status - Yarmulkatz Band Candle Holder 

- The Orange Tabby Cat Chanukiyah 

- May The Wifi Last For All 8 Nights 

- Chanukiya 2020 

- If 2020 was a Sufganiya 

 1,005 Chanukah Videos on YouTube 

https://jr.co.il/videos/chanukah-videos.htm 

 2020 video additions: 

 - DoReMi: Chanukah Songs for Kids 

 - Jerusalem Boy's Choir - Chanukah Medley 

 - Evanston Symphony Orchestra - A Chanukah Overture 

- My Jewish Mommy Life: Celebrating Hanukkah at Home 2020 

- What is Maoz Tzur? Eliav Friedman - Chanukah 2020 

- Ofrah and Eidan: Chanukah Medley 

 - Frum It Up: Hanukkah Decorations 

- Frum It Up: Hanukkah Treats 2020 

- Mora Tsipi: Two Stories by Yael Setat 

- The Magical Kitchen: Crisp Chanukah Latkes 

 - Piano Tutorial - Chanukah Songs 

- Music with Mr. Ari: Chanukah, Oh Chanukah 

- Aish Ignite Pittsburgh: Why Do We Spin the Dreidel on Chanukah? 

- Simple and Tasty with Michal: Making Sufganiyot without a mixer 

 - Rami Levy Supermakets: Chanukah Sales 

- How To Make Delicious Latkes For Hanukkah 

 - The Maccabean Revolt - Jewish History Lab 

- Ocho Kandelikas - Isaac Zones - Ladino 

- The BrickTorah Chanukah Story 

 Enjoy! 

Please Share. Thank You! 

 Stay safe and healthy. 

Have a good night, 

Jacob