Hanukkah Homecoming
November 28 - December 5, 2021 - A Great Miracle is Happening in a Jewish Community Near You!
There is light at the end of the tunnel… Jewish organizations around the world are excited to welcome you to celebrate Hanukkah. Check out the amazing gatherings from the buttons below. Using “All Gatherings” will allow you to sort by region with the drop down menu at the top of your screen.
Spotlight Events:
“Arise My Friend My Beautiful One And Go Forth”
Hosted by Shomrei Torah Synagogue (Los Angeles, CA) on Saturday, December 4th, presenting The Braid's Hanukkah Salon Show shedding light on poignant, funny, contemporary stories of empowerment and triumph. The event begins with havdalah and the lighting of Hanukkah candles by Shomrei Torah clergy. Watch the performance online or in-person.
Light Up the Night Concert
Tune in on Sunday, December 5th. to the Hanukkah Homecoming concert featuring Craig Taubman, The Brother Brothers, Happie Hoffman, and others on JLTV (10 PM Eastern/Pacific).
A Taste of Gatherings from Around the World:
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Puppet Performance (Los Angeles)
Skirball (Los Angeles) storytellers Mario Ibarra and Julia Garcia Combs share the history of the holiday in this puppet-filled retelling of the age-old Hanukkah story at this family-friendly event.
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Havdallah Bonfire (United Kingdom)
Songs, Stories, and S'mores! Hosted by Finchley Reform in North London join in Havdallah and candle lighting with mulled wine and s'mores.
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JCC Global (Israel & Peru)
JCC Global candle-lighting, connecting JCCs from different parts of the world. Families from Club Hebraica in Lima, Peru, will meet families from Chevel Yavne, Israel.
Hanukkah Homecoming
Join a worldwide "open house" of Jewish communities inviting you to celebrate Hanukkah onsite and online together during Hanukkah Homecoming, November 28- December 5, 2021.
Learn more:
Hanukkah Homecoming is inspired by the yearning for gathering together with our families, friends, and communities. Our purpose is to "come back together" in reunion, song, ritual, and relationship. For some, these local gatherings will be an invitation to “come on home.” For others, these gatherings will be a global "open house," to shine a spotlight on our welcoming communal organizations with an invitation to "come on in!" Whether onsite or online, all are welcome! Hanukkah Homecoming is our opportunity to create a global network offering hundreds of gatherings to celebrate the community coming together.
Recount the things that befell us….
Together we will illuminate our communal spaces, celebrating by singing together, kindling our hanukkiyot (menorahs), and praising the first responders and all those who have sustained us through the pandemic.
We will “recount the things that befell us” - how many and how much we have lost. Yet, as we pray in Psalm 30, a song for a hanukkat ha-bayit (dedication of a home): “You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing…”
