“On the solstice: “The tilting of the earth may very well have stopped at the winter solstice, creaking to a halt and… — John Jerome Copy Share Image
That's what Hanukkah is about: trying to survive the darkness on the far-fetched hope there's still some life and light left in… — Lawrence Kushner Copy Share Image
The Romans had, like other Pagan nations, a nature festival, called by them Saturnalia, and the Northern peoples had Yule; both celebrated… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
“Hanukkah, officially instituted by the Hasmoneans, was, like Tabernacles, eight days, and it was also the eight-day period corresponding to the pagan… — Simon Schama Copy Share Image
