This year Hanukkah 2023 will begin on the evening of December 7th, and the last candle will be lit on the evening of December 14th.
Events
Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony (Pittsfield) 🎄 🎅 🕎December 1, 2023
Tree Lighting (Lenox ) 🕯 🎄 🎅 🕎
First Friday Festivities (North Adams) 🕯🎄🎅🕎
Celebrate Chanukah at Nightwood (Lenox) 🕯 🕎December 10, 2023
✨ PJ Library's Hanukkah Cheat Sheet for Families ✨ — courtesy of the PJ Library, click to see
Happy Chanukah (or Hanukkah depending on your spelling preference)
A guide to teaching children about this important Jewish holiday.
Happy Chanukah! Day 1— The Story of Chanukah
Happy Chanukah! Day 2 — Chanukah prayers and songs
Happy Chanukah! Day 3 — Why We Light Up the Berkshires
Happy Chanukah! Day 5 — Recipes for Latkes and Sufganyot
Happy Chanukah! Day 6— Chanukah Family Traditions
Happy Chanukah! Day 7— Tikkun Olam during Chanukah
Happy Chanukah! Day 8— 8 Chanukah Gifts to Take into the New Year
Crafts & Activities
Hanukkah Craft ~ Macaroni Jewish Star
Chanukah Craft ~ Pasta Menorah
Recipes
Book Recommendations
How do Dinosaurs say Happy Chanukah?by Jane Yolen
Another “how do Dinosaurs say..” title in which well-behaved dinosaur can celebrate the eight days and nights of Chanukah.
Hanukkah: A Counting Book by Emily Sper
A simple story about Hanukkah which includes a short history of the holiday.
Harvest of Light by Allison Ofansky
An Israeli family raises olives and uses some of the oil to light their Hanukkah menorah.
