A Different Light, vol. 1:
The Hanukkah Celebration
by Noam Zion and Barbara Spector
8.5x11, 264p color, hardcover
$19.95 
“A
groundbreaking new volume that every Jewish home should have. Taking Hanukkah
beyond its conventional celebration as a perfunctory lighting of candles
and an excuse for exchanging gifts, it gives families stimulating resources
and a host of ideas for thinking about the values of the holiday. In
addition, the book is fun for all ages
and a delight to use.” — Barry W. Holtz, Associate Professor of Jewish Education, Jewish Theological Seminary of America
- Traditional Brachot and songs — Hebrew, English, transliterations, and commentary
- The Maccabees’ Megillah — an 8-part retelling of the Hanukkah stories
- Profiles in Modern Jewish Courage — from Natan Sharansky, to Bella Abzug, from Golda Meir to Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev
- A Spiritual Guide to Hanukkah
- Family Fun — 70 pages of games, activities, cartoons, gift and gelt ideas, plus recipes, customs, and the “December Dilemma”
- The Art of Hanukkah — 8 page full color section, plus over 200 drawings, paintings, and photos on Hanukkah themes
A Different Light, vol. 2:
The Big Book of Hanukkah
Perspectives
from
historians, rabbis, philosophers, Zionists, Jewish movements, kabbalists;
and modern Jewish heroes
by Noam Zion and Barbara Spector
8.5x11, 334p, softcover only
$21.95
“The best and richest Hanukkah anthology extant — a treasury of traditional and modern articles, inspirational and thought-provoking.” — Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People
- Multiple Jewish Identities, Multiple Versions of Hanukkah — interpretations from all over the Jewish spectrum
- The Historians’ Hanukkah — historians debate the meaning of the Jews’ worst civil war
- The Philosophers’ Hanukkah — where Judaism and Hellenism differ
- The Rabbis’ Hanukkah reflections on the Warrior, the Zealot, the Martyr, the Peacemaker, and the Believer in Miracles
- Scientists’ and Kabbalists’ Thought — physical light, the Light of Creation, and the Menorah
- Profiles in Modern Jewish Courage — 12 longer essays on heroes for our times