Light the Lights

Agenda, Hanukkah edition: Matisyahu comes clean in Williamsburg, latkes get judged, and a 4,000-pound menorah is lit. Plus our seasonal gift guide!

Gag Order

As Hanukkah’s end nears, a cheeky guide to some last-minute gift possibilities

Can’t Buy Jappiness

An illustrated memoir of Hanukkah, materialism, and materials

Great Kids’ Books, Part II

The best Jewish chapter books of 2009

On the Bookshelf

’Tis the Season

Toy Vey

What not to buy this holiday season

The Light, the Sword, and the Nintendo DS

From the archives: One young family attempts to navigate the treacherous waters of Greedikah