How to Have a High-Tech HanukkahIt's the festival of lights, so you should celebrate it with a little 'chai' tech.

No matterhow you spell it, Hanukkah is a holiday that doesn't have a lot going for it. The comparison to Christmas is only because the two have a relative proximity in the calendar. Beyond that, one holiday is, "Our messiah is born! We now have everlasting life!" and the other is, "Oh good, we got the lamp to work."

Like all Jewish holidays, something bad happened to us, but we managed to get through it enough to arrive at the next bad thing to happen to us. When you're Jewish, it's always 2020, and that we keep making it through dark times should be a lesson everyone absorbs. In the shadow of billions of Christmas lights, we should all claim every glimmer of seasonal joy we can.

With anti-Semitism on the risein the United Statesandin Europe, it seems more important than ever to keep traditions alive. So while we're the proudest we've ever been of Adam Sandler, thanks toUncut Gems, we should sing hisclassic caroland celebrate the way our ancestors didn't on this sort-of-holy holiday.

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Don't Be Jelly

If you are not a Jew and you wander into a Dunkin' Donuts during Hanukkah with a jelly donut craving and can't find one, you might think there's a conspiracy to keep you from calories. There's not. It's just that jelly donuts, orsufganiyot, are one of the traditional foods of the holiday. Don't wander the streets like a putz;make your ownwith a fryer like theBreville Smart Fryer.

Let There Be LEDs

The Maccabees werepretty impressed with themselveswhen they got a tiny bit of oil to light a menorah for eight nights. But did they make their ownmenorah on a 3D printer? Orbuild one out of LEDs? Think how proud your mother will be. If you're not handy, that's okay, you're still her bubbeleh even if you're not as smart as your cousin Jeffrey who went to MIT. You know what? Buy onemade out of a circuit boardand lie to her.

Don't Dread the Dreidel Song

有可能五光明节的歌,但你till don't know the words to any of them. TheHanukkah Sing-Along Microphonekeeps a beat and has a booklet with the lyrics, which is more than you can say for anyone else at your gathering.

Chai Crimes and Misdemeanors

Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made you out of…code? Forget that wooden dreidel you think your cousin Aaron weighted to get all the gelt. Download the augmented-realityDreidel ARenaapp for iOS and save yourself a family fight that could go on for eight nights.

Festival of Lights, Camera, Action!

If Jews really controlled Hollywood, don't you think we could do better thanThe Hebrew Hammerwhen it comes to Hanukkah movies? This heartwarming holiday tale of an orthodox Jewish blaxploitation hero wresting Hanukkah from Santa's no-goodnik kid isn't even streaming anymore. There aren't any true光明节movi标志es, but you can rentAdam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights or buyA Rugrats Chanukah orthe Chrismukkah episode of The O.C.And while it's not about Hanukkah,Russian Dollon Netflix is theperfect Jewish show, plus it has eight episodes so you can watch one per night, a true miracle.

Shpilkes Stopper

Hanukkah might be eight nights, but in some ways it's the shortest of the Jewish holidays. There's no staring at the brisket, wondering why, "Will we ever eat?" isn't the first of the four questions, or spending all day in synagogue without food just so you can get a bagel with lox later. That doesn't mean you have patience, though. Get thisdreidel-themed takeon the fidget spinner.

You Don't Call

If you still have your bubbe, you're blessed with good advice. Or at the very least an opinion. Should you have a direct question that needs a direct answer and also a little Yiddish, there'sAsk Bubbe. She knows you as well as your own bubbe, since she says, "I don't even know why you ask. You're going to do what you want anyways." Brought to you byMensch on a Bench.

Shofar, So Good

Your Hanukkah party is going pretty well but something's missing. Music. Mix it up with a littleMatisyahuorVampire Weekendon Spotify or tune intoPandora's Hanukkah stationand shake what your mamaleh gave you.

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In the same way that your Uncle Mordy will never tire of saying that the only thing your Aunt Molly can make are reservations, you will never tire of latkes. It's time you learned to make them and other Hanukkah favorites, too. Download the book1,000 Jewish Recipes(iOS,Kindle) for the cooking lessons you never got.