Finding Hanukkah Candles This Year Was a Miracle “Grocery stores in Seattle are antisemitic,” I jokingly texted my wife. By Aster Olsen
I’m Dealing With My Mom’s Dementia One Latke At a Time While old age brings so much uncertainty, making potato pancakes while gossiping with the women in my family is something I can always count on. By Janie Emaus
What Does Your Menorah Say About You? Is it giving Burning Man regular or pottery enthusiast with too much time on your hands? By Nicole Garelick
This Iranian Jewish Hanukkah Celebration Is Double the Light Erev Yalda is a reclamation of two ancient traditions: Hanukkah and Shab-e Yalda. By Rachel Sumekh
8 Hanukkah Romance Books to Cure the Winter Blues The cheesy holiday romance is a tried-and-true staple, and Hanukkah deserves to get in on the fun. By Sonia Rubinfeld
A Day in the Life of an Activist Working Towards Lasting Israeli-Palestinian Peace Standing Together, the largest Jewish-Arab grassroots movement in Israel, envisions a just and equal society that treats every person with dignity. By Lizzy Rosenberg
How To Have Hard Conversations About Israel and Palestine With Fellow Jews The way we talk to each other now will impact how we’re able to move forward for decades to come. By Lizzy Rosenberg
I Will Not Lose My Compassion For All, Israeli and Palestinian I have found myself for these last weeks living in the “and,” and I want to invite you to live there with me. By Lizzy Rosenberg
The Winner of Hey Alma’s 2024 Hanukkah Movie Challenge Is the Royal Rom-Com of Our Dreams It's a cut above the rest. By Hey Alma Staff
As a Convert, I’m Recreating a Joyful Jewish Childhood — In My 30s The Jewish experiences of adulthood are important. But so are the crafts, games and Fievel Mousekewitz. By Stacy Brooks
My Coworker Said Something Overtly Antisemitic. Why Am I So Nervous to Report It? Hey Alma answers your Jewish life dilemmas. By Stacy Brooks
I Can’t Believe My Jewish Daughter Is Going to Christen Her Interfaith Son Should I just suck it up and go and pretend to be happy about it? By Stacy Brooks
I’m Modern Orthodox and Single — And I’d Like To Have Sex It feels like it would be a total smack in the face to my family and upbringing. On the other hand, I feel failed by that very community. By Stacy Brooks