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Chanukah – Best of the Web An Annotated Guide to Online Resources by Language and Target Population

3. Chanukah Resources in Russian

URL Target Type Size/Media Notes

Jewish Agency for Israel, Education Department Formal / Diverse 3 resource Chanukah background, http://www.jewishagency.org/JewishAgency/Russian/Education/Jewish+Life/Festi informal audiences, series: text activities, curricula; themes vals/Hanuka education ages at different files, include history, Jewish 7-18; students, levels activities. sources, ethics, independence; adults links; bibliography.

Aish HaTorah Teachers, Overview Online Articles, guides, laws and http://www.evrey.com/sitep/hanuka / students, family and reading or customs, stories, songs for activities download Chanukah; family activities & recipes; ask the Rabbi.

Chabad Lubavitch Children & Intro; edu- Text, games Background, Chanukah how-to http://www.chanuka.ru/ families; adults tainment; video/audio; guide, brachot, stories, http://www.chanuka.ru/kids study. pdf file; interactive games cards, songs, photos competition; recipes, video audio classes; insight articles.

Istok; South African Board of Jewish Education [SABJE] Educators, Diverse 4 text files; Comparison with Purim;

1 http://www.istok.ru/time-n-dates/ adults; schools levels images Chanukah background for lessons, with Hebrew embedded; Herman Wouk.

Jewish Education Center/Pedagogic Center, Ukraine Teachers, Background 5 resource Historical, national & religious http://www.jewukr.org/center/hanuka / parents, suitable for series; text meanings of Chanukah; children adults/ files, graphic Hassidut; curricula, drama; students charts. kids' stories; word searches.

Mountain Jews Families Introductory 1 text file; Background & significance, http://gorskie.ru/tradicii/hanuka.htm animated gif outline of customs. eCards http://istok.ru/cards/hanuka.html

2 4. Chanukah Resources in Spanish

Jewish Agency for Israel, Education Department Formal / informal Diverse 4 resource Chanukah background; http://www.jafi.org.il/education/espanol/ciclo/januca/pages/index.html education ages audiences, series: text activities & games 7-18; students, at different files; graphics collection; themes include adults levels history, Jewish sources, ethics; links

Chabad Lubavitch Overview 22 files for 2 series: Comprehensive http://www.jabad.org.ar/antologiajanu.asp Adults; teachers, and inter- reading online Chanukah background; http://www.chabad.org.br/datas/chanuca/index.html [Portuguese] students; family mediate or download guides, laws and customs; study stories & recipes.

First School Pre-school, Young 7 files: line Chanukah games, symbols, http://www.primeraescuela.com/themesp/cp_feriados/januka-hanukkah.htm families. children graphics colouring pages.

Jinuj net - Jewish Youth Movement database, Latin America Educators, ages Introductory 14 text files, 5 Articles, 9 activities & http://jinuj.net/spider/index170.html 8-16 years. & inter- role cards; games; background; Talmud mediate logon needed & commentary texts for for games study.

Masuot/Central Pedagogica Nitzan, Chile Educators, ages Introductory 1 file, text 5 games http://www.masuah.org/peulot_de_januca.htm 8-12 years

Yehuda Ribco, Uruguay Teachers; Introductory 30 files: text, Games & activities; history; http://serjudio.com/tiempos/januca.htm families; adults. thru inter- transliterated miracle of Chanukah; mediate. brachot; articles; traditions, brachot. audio; tables.

3 4 5. Chanukah Resources in French

5A. Main Websites

Jewish Agency, Education Department Formal / Diverse text files, Background, activities, http://www.jafi.org.il/education/french/FETES/HANOUKA/index.html informal audiences, activities curricula; themes include education ages at different history, Jewish sources, 7-18; students, levels ethics, independence. adults

Alliance [Aharon Altabe, Milah.fr] Parents, General 1 series, 2 Articles; 8 themes/stories http://www1.alliancefr.com/~zmanim/ teachers, adults level related files; for Chanukah lighting; http://www.alliancefr.com/judaisme/cyberthora/fetes/hanoucah/hanoucca.htm text/graphic candle-lighting plan; http://www.alliancefr.com/magazine/cuisine/hannoucah.html recipe.

Aish HaTorah Adults, families, Introductory 18 files, text Meaning, context; stories; http://www.lamed.fr/hagim/Hanouka / children – intermed- questions; laws & iate customs.

Chabad Lubavitch Adults; teachers; All levels 5 separate Articles; Laws & customs; http://www.enfantsjuifs.net/hannoucah/index/accueil.asp family & children moderate brachot; songs; Chabad http://www.chabadonline.com/lights/foreign/french/french_guide.asp collections Hassidut, games, stories; http://www.cyber-contact.com/hannouccah.html and websites; study series http://www.daf-hagueoula.org/Fetes/Hannouca/hannouca.htm text; visuals; http://www.loubavitch.fr/pages/fetes/hanouccah/ audio http://www.lerabbi.net/Hanoucca/Hanouccah_multi.htm

5 5B. Activity Websites

Consistoire of Jewish Communities in France Educators; for Youth resources, games, http://www.consistoire.org/jeunesse_ressources_hanouka.html ages 8-12 activities

Enfants Juifs - Jewish Children - Tsivot Hashem [Chabad] Families & Pre-school Graphic & Chanukah-related games; http://www.enfantsjuifs.net/hannoucah/index/accueil.asp children plus level interactive candle-lighting & related http://www.enfantsjuifs.net/hannoucah/guide/ files game.

Judaisme d'Alsace - Jews of Alsace [Barbara Weill/Warschawski/Rothe] Educators, Introductory Online game Online game – 2 levels; http://judaisme.sdv.fr//jeu/hanouka/index.htm families – intermed- graphics; text customs & recipes of iate Alsace Jews

JDC Paris Educators, Introductory 10 game & Games for ages 8-14. http://fr.morim.org/ActiveHoliday.aspx teachers – intermed- activity files iate

Momes – Kids [general website] Family, pre- Introductory 5 files, Chanukah symbols; quiz; http://www.momes.net/dictionnaire/minidossiers/hanouccah.html school & early interactive crafts. grades games

6 5C. Introductory websites

Mouvement Juif Liberal de France – French Liberal Jewish Community Families 1 file: Outline: history; brachot; http://www.mjlf.col.fr/redirection.htm?name=hanoucca.asp?link=true graphics, customs & meaning. images

Sefarad Parents & Introductory 1 text file Historical outline & http://www.sefarad.org/publication/echos/020/hanou.html families messages of Chanukah

Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue, Montreal, Canada Parents Introductory 1 file with Chanukah outline; http://www.spanishportuguese-mtl.org/hannuka/hannuka.html text, photos historical photos & documents; brachot

Terre D'Israel - Land of Israel; French speakers in Israel Parents & Introductory 1 graphic file, Chanukah outline; http://www.terredisrael.com/Hannouca.php families 9 music files, transliterated brachot; 9 & ecards songs; 9 musical ecards.

Vie Juive – Jewish Life Adults, students General - 7 files, pdfs Sephardi/Ashkenazi http://www.viejuive.com/synagogue/fetes/hanouca.asp teachers concepts with graphic brachot. Articles, stories. Links by halachic area.

Wikipedia Adults; students; Introductory 1 file History; names; laws; http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanoucca teachers & general traditions;

7 5D. Adults/Students

Chiourim - Shiurim Adults General - audio Chanukah miracle http://www.chiourim.com/?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=13&Itemid=34 advanced

Rabbi Dufour Adults Interme- Text; photos; Chanukah prayers with http://www.modia.org/infos/etudes/hanouka.html diate thru 1 very long meaning; psalms for each advanced file!!! day; Chanukah in different communities; Q&A with sources; poem; links by topic

Chief Rabbi Mordechai Eliahou Adults, teachers Interme- 1 long file Halachot of Chanukah http://www.harav.org/fr/339fr.html diate thru advanced

Shema Yisrael Adults, parents, Interme- 30 sections – Chanukah Halachot for http://www.shemayisrael.com/chanukah/french/index.htm teachers diate thru 13 text files the home; tefilah; very advanced detailed.

5E. Films & Powerpoint Presentations http://www.enfantsjuifs.net/hannoucah/multimedia/diapositives.asp Powerpoint http://www.ina.fr/archivespourtous/index.php?vue=notice&from=fulltext&mc=Budapest&num_notice=7&total_notices=17 Video

8 5F. eCards

http://fr.greetings.yahoo.com/browse/Fetes_et_jours_feries/Hanouka / http://www.terredisrael.com/gcards/index.php?catSearch=18&limit=48 [musical cards] http://www.tioul.com/carte.php3?carte=hanouka

9 6. Chanukah Resources in German

JAFI Education - German Teachers, Text files for 3 main series Overview and historical http://www.jafi.org.il/education/german/festivls/Chanukka/index.html educators, online use or with activities. background; curricular students download material. Extensive files on: history, Jewish sources, traditions, ethics; games and activities. http://www.chabad.org/holidays/chanukah/article.asp?AID=114319 Family Introductory 3 articles Overview, story, candle- lighting http://www.hagalil.com/judentum/feiertage/hanukah/hanukah.htm Family, adults; Introductory 7 sections; 25 Focus on conceptual http://www.hagalil.com/kinder/kidz/mitmachen/dreidel.htm students; thru inter- files; audio; approahes; brachot & children mediate maps songs; symbols & lexicon; history with maps; games; making and playing dreidl (sevivon).

Researched and compiled by Gila Ansell Brauner Updates by Naomi Goldberger, Sherut Leumi The eLearning & Resource Division The Department for Jewish Zionist Education The Jewish Agency for Israel©