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...original religious meaning that the Puritans banned it in the 17th century). But in the past decade Hanukkah has taken on a higher cultural profile thanks to a growing number of actors, comedians, musicians and marketers who want kids to know that it's cool to spin a dreidel. Earlier this month a rare national TV special exclusively dedicated to the holiday, Lights! Celebrate Hanukkah Live in Concert, aired on PBS, featuring performances by musicians like Dave Koz, actress-singer Mare Winningham and the Klezmatics...
...many iPhone-ready talking Christmas books and games; Christmas trees and menorahs that really light; the eSnowGlobe for $1.99 (shake the phone and the snow swirls); half a dozen dreidel apps (shake to spin the dreidel); and a special "holiday version" of FirePlace ($0.99), which crackles cheerily and plays holiday tunes. But beware: the app "has been known to freeze on rare occasions," the developer warns, without irony...
University President Drew G. Faust celebrated the fourth day of Hanukkah Friday, lighting the center candle on the menorah in front of Widener Library. Faust quoted the Hebrew inscription on the toy dreidel in her hand, saying “a great miracle has happened here.” “It’s a moment for community and for joy—look at all these happy faces,” Faust said, referring to the students in the crowd. “Especially for students away from home for the first time, it?...
...Parents are advised to ignore their more precocious kids' questions about how that little thing goes into that big thing. But they may have to tangle with workplace issues on the North Pole assembly line. Either the elves are making the generic toys (a bike, a sled, a dreidel) that few kids ask for these days, or Santa is deep into copyright infrinement...
...spiking the punch. Right: Candy (Harrington) twirling a flower. Center: Diedre and Rebecca competing for male attention. The acting was superb, but there was no central point of action. I found myself sitting at the edge of my seat, twirling my head like a dreidel in attempt to catch every little bit of action—and, in the process, missing the overall scene...