Welcome to the Ultimate Hanukkah Guide! PBS wants to help you and your family celebrate the festival of lights for all eight nights. Below you will find delicious Jewish recipes, stories of Hanukkah from across America, and suggestions for celebrating the holiday with children.
Don’t miss our Christmas and New Year’s Eve sections as well.
Thanksgivukkah
What’s Thanksgivukkah?Hanukkah and Thanksgiving will overlap this year for the first time since Abraham Lincoln created the holiday in 1868. Get recipe ideas and learn more! Continue
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Hanukkah Recipes
Hanukkah RecipesFind great Jewish recipes for every night of Hanukkah including various types of latkes, brisket, and many others. Continue
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Classic Jewish RecipesFrom latkes to rugelach, Tori Avey of The Shiksa food blog shares great Hanukkah recipes including leftover ideas. Continue
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PBS Personalities Share Hanukkah Memories
Mark L. WalbergAntiques Roadshow host Mark L. Walberg shares his experiences growing up celebrating Hanukkah in South Carolina. Continue
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Joan NathanJewish cookbook author Joan Nathan recalls a special Hanukkah when her family traveled to Jerusalem to celebrate the festival of lights. Continue
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All About Latkes
History of LatkesJewish food blogger Tori Avey of “The Shiksa” shares the story of dairy foods during Hannukah as well as her own cheese latkes recipe. Continue
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Homemade Latkes TipsFollow these five tips for making homemade latkes that are fluffy for Hanukkah or anytime of year. Get a potato latkes recipe as well. Continue
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Hanukkah Stories Across America
PBS NewsHour has gathered some of the stories about Hanukkah from public media outlets around the nation. Continue
The Real History of Hanukkah
Need to Know shares a different take on the evolution on Hanukkah traditions. There is much ado about Maccabees in the story of the holiday, but the tale has some twists you might not know. Continue
Find Hanukkah Books for Kids
With visions of toys and games dancing in their heads, it’s easy for children to miss the real significance of the holidays. PBS Parents can help you find quality children’s books to share the story of Hanukkah with your child. Continue
Teaching Heritage
Teachers can use this online lesson plan from PBS station WILW about teaching the story of Hanukkah. Continue
Hanukkah Lamps
Religion and Ethics Newsweekly uncovers how the rabbis going back to Maimonides and earlier felt that the lights of the Hanukkah lamp were sacred,” and if you couldn’t afford a gold or silver lamp “you could use an egg shell, or a nut shell, or a potato carved out. Continue
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