20+ Funny Hanukkah Memes For the First Night of the Festival of Lights

Happy Hanukkah! This season brings together Jewish people both secular and religious in commemoration of the festival of lights. It’s high time to have the Menorah at the ready, start spinning the dreidel, and let every Christian know that the birth of Jesus isn’t the only upcoming holiday in town.  Despite its popularity, many would …
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Hanukkah Memes That Will Burn For 8 Nights

Happy Hanukkah! It’s that time of the year when Jewish people, secular and religious alike, come together to celebrate the festival of lights. It is wild to me that candles could stay lit for eight days thousands of years ago. If you ask me, that sounds like a freakin miracle. But then again, I guess …
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‘Just because it’s blue, does not mean it’s Chanukkah’: Jewish woman goes on a mission to remove all the Christmas-inspired decorations in the Hanukkah section of stores

«I’m gonna offer a free service to all of these home goods stores—I will go through your Chanukkah section and find your Christmas stuff and take it out. I will help you with this!»

TikToker Investigates Whether Minion Meat Is Kosher

Since the release of Minions: The Rise of Gru the titular yellow monsters have been on our minds more than usual. Minions have a deep and exciting culture explored throughout the Despicable Me and Minion Movie franchises. Minions are largely unrecognizable from any other earthly animal, which brings up a question that is both hilarious …
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Legends Commemorate Gilbert Gottfried With Energetic Exodus Reading At Passover

It’s official: we’re just about in the middle of Passover. Over the weekend, Jewish people the world over began the celebration of the Israelites’ departure from Egypt. While it’s a major part of the Jewish calendar, there’s no denying that as with any religious ritual, parts of it can get a little dry. Luckily @jakeorenmansoor …
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Twitter Thread Explains Why Jews Eat Chinese Food On Christmas

The Jewish tradition of eating Chinese food on Christmas is well-documented in the media, but have you ever wondered how that started? Well, it’s a lot more than a trope. Twitter user @kehillahjewess composed a brilliant thread to demystify the holiday ritual on Christmas Eve, and the historical roots are pretty damn fascinating. Turns out …
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30 Jewish Memes To Get You Stoked For Hanukkah

Hanukkah has begun! The 2020 edition of the Festival of Lights might not be as lit this year, but even if you’ve gotta light the menorah with bubbe over Zoom, at least no one can get mad at you for texting your cousins some dank memes during the virtual family dinner. Whether you’re socially distanced …
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Politician’s Overly Sensitive Tweets About ‘Holiday Trees’ Get Roasted

It’s November now so naturally we’re getting into the yearly debates about the holiday season and political correctness. What’s the argument this time, you ask? Well, it all spawned when former Governor of Wisconsin Scott Walker tweeted complaints about people referring to Christmas trees as «holiday trees.»  He also tweeted that menorahs are to be …
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