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"Rachel Rubenstein-Goldblatt is a nice Jewish girl with a shameful secret: she loves Christmas. For a decade she's hidden her career as a Christmas romance novelist from her family. Her talent has made her a bestseller even as her chronic illness has always kept the kind of love she writes about out of reach. But when her diversity-conscious publisher insists she write a Hanukkah romance, her well of inspiration suddenly runs dry. Hanukkah's not magical....
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"Zach Strauss may be down, but he's not out. His Bary Area biotech start-up has crashed, leaving him broke, but it's only temporary until he can raise more money--or so he tells himself. Failure isn't an option, and Zach's always been able to sell anyone on anything. But back in his hometown, he finds himself in the unfamiliar position of needing a job. After a childhood of instability, Noa Jacob purchases Second Chance, a thrift store-turned-boutique...
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"As strangers and seatmates Maryam Aziz and Anna Gibson fly to Toronto over the holidays--Maryam to her sister's impromptu wedding, and Anna to meet her boyfriend's wealthy family for the first time--neither expect that severe turbulence will scare them into confessing their deepest hopes and fears to one another. At least they'll never see each other again. And the love of Maryam's life, Saif, wasn't sitting two rows behind them hearing it all. Oops....
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Levine Querido
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"Inspired by a true story, this is a tale of a community that banded together to spread light. It's a holiday season that both Isaac, whose family is Jewish, and Teresa, whose family is Christian, have looked forward to for months! They've been counting the days, playing in the snow, making cookies, drawing (Teresa) and writing poems (Isaac). They enjoy all the things they share, as well as the things that make them different. But when Isaac's window...
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Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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Ruby's cousin Avital is sad because her mom is going on a work trip during Hanukkah, so Ruby plans an eight-night treasure hunt to ensure Avital has a good holiday. Includes a note about Hanukkah and instructions on playing dreidel.
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Kalaniot Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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Mendel is always messing up. So, no one is more surprised than he, when the rabbi asks him to drive the Mitzvah Mobile through the streets of New York's Lower East Side and invite everyone to the Hanukkah Bash. What if he messes up again? But as Mendel begins to spread the joy of the holiday to his neighbors, he learns that mistakes can happen and sometimes that's not so bad.
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Tule Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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You can't make a latke without breaking a few eggs...Batya Averman is ecstatic when a latke fry-off committee chooses her as its web designer-until she learns the event is in Rivertown, New York, the hometown she fled years ago. But she's no longer the girl with an embarrassing history and an unrequited crush on Abe Neumann. This delicious competition is Batya's chance to further her career, and this time she won't run. Abe Neumann can't pass up the...
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Sky Pony Press
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2020.
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English
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"To: Santa From: Anna. My new Dad and stepbrother celebrate Christmas, so you're coming to my house for the very first time. And I think you must be REALLY tired of cookies. I'm going to leave you the best Santa treat ever. Anna is excited that Santa will be visiting her house for the first time, and she wants to leave Santa a treat that blends the holidays her new family celebrates: Christmas and Hanukkah. She expresses this idea to her stepbrother,...
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Tule Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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Sarah Goldman loves Hanukkah, and she's thrilled to be appointed as vice chair of the Hollowville Hanukkah Festival. So when the festival is threatened with cancellation, she comes up with an idea: a new slogan and advertising campaign topped off with a metal menorah large enough to fill the center of town. But even though her heart and dreams are large, the committee's budget constraints threaten to stop her grand plans right in their tracks. Famous...
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MB Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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"It's a few hours before Hanukkah, and with all the first-night festivities ahead--lighting candles, playing dreidel, eating latkes, and singing songs--Mom thinks Janie should take a nap while she and little Jimmy go on a last-minute shopping trip. Try as she might, though, Janie just can't shlof, which is exactly what her nana was hoping: she wants to show Janie how to bake a delicious apple pie! Will Nana and her shaina maidel be able to make and...
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Pearbridge Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"Hanukkah is the Festival of Lights, celebrating an ancient miracle with candles, fried foods, and family gatherings. What better time to find true love? From Regency Scotland to contemporary New York City, from sweet short stories to super-spicy novellas, Eight Kisses spreads a feast of love. Interfaith opposites attract. A small-town reunion offers a second chance. An interracial couple rises above initial misunderstandings. Online dating yields...
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Tule Publishing Group, LLC
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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When Ellie Bloom's life literally goes up in flames after an apartment fire, she slinks back to her sister's house in the St. Louis suburb she's avoided since her mom died. Ellie quickly caves to her nephews' pleas to direct the temple Hanukkah play--her mom's pride and joy--and by the time she's lighting the first candle in her menorah, she doubts she'll ever escape her hometown. And then she spots the cute fireman who rescued her lighting his own...
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