Hanukkah, Chanukkah, Hanukah, Jewish holiday resources at the HUC-JIR libraries

Guide to Chanukah Hanuka Feast of the Maccabees Channukkah Hannukka Chanuqa Xanuka Feast of Lights Channukah Hanukkah

So, how do you spell this winter holiday? According to the Library of Congress (LC), its ... Hanukkah! So if you do a subject search (where we have assigned a subject heading TO the materials) it will be under that spelling. However, since we have not convinced authors and publishers to follow LC’s example, you will find many different spellings in the titles and contents notes in our catalog.

	Finding books in the catalog Search under: Hanukkah
	Finding books on the shelf Most Hanukkah books are in the BM 695 H3 section. Prayers for Hanukkah are located in the BM 675 H3.3 section.
	Recorded music Search the catalog under: Hanukkah--Songs and Music
	Food While we do not have many books devoted to Hanukkah cookery there are many Jewish cook books that include holiday recipes.
	Study and Teaching Search the catalog under Hanukkah--Study and Teaching or check with the Tartak Center for more educational materials (Tartak@huc.edu)

Websites

Chanukah page of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ, formerly UAHC)
http://urj.org/holidays/chanukah/
Includes an overview of the holiday with articles and program ideas for congregations, school groups, and families.

How We Celebrate Hanukkah (Jewish Outreach Institute)
http://www.joi.org/celebrate/hanuk/index.shtml
Includes an overview with explanations of the traditions, song lyrics, and recipes.

Kolel, the Adult Centre for Liberal Jewish Learning
http://www.kolel.org/pages/holidays/Chanukah_intro.html
Includes and in-depth article on the history and meaning of Hanukkah and explanations of many of the traditions.

Virtual Chanukah (Chabad)
http://www.chabad.org/holidays/chanukah/default.asp
In-depth explanations of the history and meaning of Hanukkah as well as recipes, activities, and greeting cards.

MyJewishLearning.com
http://www.myjewishlearning.com/holidays/Hanukkah.htm
Includes a guided learning section with several lessons, as well as a "how-to" section and bibliography.

Hanukkah music from the collections of the National Sound Archives
http://jnul.huji.ac.il/dl/music/hanukkah/
Online music you can access by 'streaming' or downloading MP3 files.

While the Library thinks that these sites are useful, their content is not under our control and may express views that are not shared by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.

If you have any further questions about finding information on this, or any other topic, ask your local HUC-JIR librarian or email us using the form on the homepage.