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Hanukkah, the Season of Lights

Mrs. Frum is completing her seasonal decoration of stately Frum manor in advance of our annual holidays party. Years ago, the question arose: Is it Jewish to decorate the house for Hanukkah? My son Nathaniel, then aged eight, settled the debate: "It's the festival of lights, right? So why can't we have lights?"

In the spirit of the season, two classic blogposts by Danielle about our family custom of the Hanukkah wreath.

Where is the Jewish Martha Stewart?

How to Make a Hanukkah Wreath

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David Frum

David Frum is a contributing editor at Newsweek and The Daily Beast and a CNN contributor. He is the author of eight books, including most recently the e-book WHY ROMNEY LOST and his first novel Patriots, published in April 2012.

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