Hanukkah Resources

At a time when the world feels darker, we come together to make it brighter. Check out our Hanukkah resources below. We look forward to celebrating together in community.

Chag Urim Sameach - Happy Festival of Lights

View Hanukkah Dates + Candle Lighting Times

DIY Hanukkah: Blessings, Ritual, Food, + Gifting with Purpose

• Hanukkah Candle Lighting Blessings - Blessings, including transliteration, translation, and recordings!

• Hanukkah Background Info - Explore the history and origins of the Festival of Lights.

• Fair Trade Chocolate Gelt - T’ruah, the Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, in partnership with Divine Chocolate USA bring us kosher chocolate gelt, made of Fair Trade cocoa. 10% of all sales ordered through this link will be donated directly to T'ruah.

• DIY Hanukkah Rituals - Check out these cool DIY rituals from our friends at Custom + Craft.

• The Mental Health Hanukkah Journal: Enjoy this free downloadable journal from the Blue Dove Foundation. Hanukkah can remind us we need to remember the great miracles we are and have light shed on the innermost parts of ourselves that need attention + understanding. In this 70+ page book, there is space to reflect on 8 reflection prompts to reflect on your year.

• Think About Burnout While Lighting Your Menorah from the Blue Dove Foundation: “A lot of people experience burnout this time of year, but in the busyness of the season, we may not notice we are burnt out until symptoms start to surface. If you take the time to understand your normative levels of functioning and your likely triggers, you are much more likely to be cognizant of when you feel “off” and to recover so you can actually enjoy the warmth of Hanukkah without being burnt by it.”

• Have a Hankering for a Hanukkah Menorah? A variety of styles and prices to choose from: Judaica.com, Modern Tribe, or Menorahs by Israeli Artists.

• Potato Latkes - Some of our favorite ways to fry up a potato:

  • Potato + Scallion

  • Curried Sweet Potato

  • warm up these Trader Joe’s beauties (they’re amazing!)

• So many jelly donuts… so little time. Try this Sufganiyot (Jelly Donuts) recipe or pick up some scrumptious donuts at bakeries throughout the DMV:

  • Kosher bakeries:

    • Sunflower Bakery - check for order deadline

    • The Kosher Pastry Oven - check for order deadline

    • Moti’s Market - check for order deadline

    • Shalom Kosher Bakery - check for order deadline

    • Something French Bakery

    • Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

    • Pariser's Bakery

    • Schmaltz Bros.

    • Pastries By Randolph

  • Other local bakeries (not hekshered kosher):

    • Bread Furst Bakery

    • Call Your Mother

    • District Doughnut

    • Good Company Doughnuts and Cafe

    • Tatte Bakery & Cafe

    • Duck Donuts

• Gifting with a Purpose:

  • A Social Justice Gift Guide for Hanukkah

  • HIAS: Help Rush Emergency Aid to Israel

  • AJWS: American Jewish World Service

  • T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights

  • SOME: So Others Might Eat - Fighting Poverty + Homelessness

  • JUFJ: Jews United For Justice

  • JCADA: Ending Power-Based Violence, Empowering Survivors, & Ensuring Safe Communities

  • Leket Israel: The National Food Bank of Israel

  • World Central Kitchen: Fresh Meals to Communities in Need

Check out our year-round offerings.

Happy Festival of Lights ~ Chag Urim Sameach