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Archaeologists Find Early Menorah Depiction

AP | AMY TEIBEL | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

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JERUSALEM — Israeli archaeologists have uncovered one of the earliest depictions of a menorah, the seven-branched candelabra that has come to sy...

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Out of Line: Recession Hanukkah

Mort Gerberg | Posted 01.25.2009 | Style

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Mort Gerberg

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Menorah Musubi

Francesca Biller-Safran | Posted 01.24.2009 | Living

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Francesca Biller-Safran

Let's just say that I grew up thinking that while Jesus was a suffering member of my tribe I was not supposed to worship; Buddha taught us that "Life as we know it ultimately leads to suffering." You see, I couldn't win.

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Hanukkah: How to Celebrate (And Clean Up After) the Festival of Lights

Michael DeJong | Posted 01.17.2009 | Living

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Michael DeJong

Yes, Hanukkah candles drip. There are always distractions from every family ritual, but try to "be in the moment." Don't slip into "freak-out" mode just because something isn't going as planned.

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Guilt, Gelt, and The Gift of Giving

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 01.08.2009 | Living

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Joel Schwartzberg

Holiday compassion, which most of us value but seldom practice, is the opposite of holiday commercialism, which most of us practice but never value.

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