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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 343

Thanksgivukkah

President Barack Obama holds up Kylie Schmitter as she, alongside her sister Lainey Schmitter, lights the menorah during the first of two Hanukkah receptions in the White House, on Thursday, December 5, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Carolyn Kaster)
December 6, 2013, 6:11 am
Obama celebrates end of Hanukkah at White House
Two receptions mark last day of ‘Festival of Lights’; guests who came up with ‘Thanksgivukkah’ and ‘menurkey’ given special recognition
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Eli's Restaurant, a Washington, DC, favorite (photo credit: courtesy)
December 5, 2013, 9:49 am
It’s a long Hanukkah in Washington, and Eli’s isn’t closing
Amid a social calendar crunched into a few days by ‘Thanksgivukkah,’ DC kosher icon says it’s sticking around, albeit down the street
By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil
A heap of dreidels, ready for play (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash 90)
November 29, 2013, 2:28 pm
Make a dreidel, melt some wax, see the light
When a holiday lasts eight days, there’s plenty of time to find all sorts of ways to celebrate
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative: A dreidel balloon is paraded down Central Park South as part of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, November 28, 2013. (AP/Tina Fineberg)
November 28, 2013, 11:49 pm
In Manhattan, ‘Thanksgivukkah’ is as American as apple pie
At Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, New Yorkers revel in a Jewish holiday — and ‘the most Jewish of American holidays’
By Elhanan Miller
Lone soldiers and young professionals gathered around a turkey at the Nefesh B'Nefesh/White City Shabbat meal in Tel Aviv Thursday. (photo Credit: Studio Tel/Courtesy of Nefesh B’Nefesh)
November 28, 2013, 10:22 pm
For lone soldiers, turkey with a side of appreciation (and latkes)
Immigrant warriors feted for Thanksgiving Hanukkah celebrations
By ToI Staff
Second-grader Rozie Aronov, 7, holds up a menurkey, a paper-and-paint mashup of a menorah and turkey she created at Hillel Day School in Farmington Hills, Mich., Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Paul Sancya)
November 28, 2013, 10:19 pm
Some clamor for challurkey while others cry fowl over holiday mix
Once-in-a-lifetime convergence of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving spurs discussions, distress and disintrest
By Jeff Karoub
Lighting Hanukkah candles in Jerusalem (photo credit: Edi Israel/Flash90)
November 28, 2013, 6:22 pm
Forget about Thanksgivukkah, let’s talk Hanukkah
The clash of two holidays this year highlights the struggle between Jewish exceptionalism and assimilation
By Michael Bernstein
Benji Lovitt
November 28, 2013, 5:40 pm
Benji Lovitt
‘Thanksgivukkah Pie’ (Video)
Don’t wait another 80,000 years to watch Benji Lovitt’s musical tribute
Eric Niederman
November 28, 2013, 2:02 pm
Eric Niederman
The 2 must-see Thanksgivukkah videos
President Barack Obama, Monday, Nov. 25, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
November 28, 2013, 9:40 am
Obama joins in the spirit of Thanksgivukkah
President draws parallel between Pilgrims and Maccabees, saying both beat the odds; British PM says he shares Israel’s skepticism on Iran deal
By Stuart Winer
Second-grader Rozie Aronov, 7, holds up a menurkey, a paper-and-paint mashup of a menorah and turkey she created at Hillel Day School in Farmington Hills, Mich., Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Paul Sancya)
November 25, 2013, 3:12 pm
Thanksgivukkah spurs thanks, angst
School projects illustrate one way US Jews are dealing with rare calendarial quirk that overlaps Thanksgiving and Hanukkah
By Jeff Karoub
A Thanksgivukkah T-shirt. (photo credit: courtesy)
November 25, 2013, 2:30 pm
Meet the woman who coined the term ‘Thanksgivukkah’
A brainstorming session by a Massachusetts-based marketing specialist leads to a new American phenomenon
By jonathan krieger
Ari Lesser's 'Give Thanks' (photo credit: YouTube screenshot)
November 25, 2013, 1:34 pm
Thanksgivukkah tunes & caterwauls
A final round-up of the once-in-a-lifetime (or is it?) holiday videos
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Pumpkin pie, if you're kosher and want to eat your turkey too (photo credit: Andrea Brownstein/Photoli Photography)
November 25, 2013, 6:15 am
Pumpkin pie for Hanukkah turkey eaters
Thanksgivukkah is nigh and it’s time to figure out how to bring olive oil into Thanksgiving dinner
By Shira Buzelan
With the cornukiyah,a centerpiece suitable for a Thanksgivukkah table. (photo credit: Edmon J. Rodman/JTA)
November 24, 2013, 7:23 pm
A time-saving Thanksgivukkah menu for the masses
Picking easy recipes and making dishes in advance means busy cooks will also enjoy the festive gathering
By Helen Nash
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