Firing up the menorah! Though Christmas is right around the corner, Hanukkah is now in full swing.
Hanukkah kicked off this year on Sunday, December 22, and lasts for eight days until Monday, December 30. The annual holiday is celebrated by Jews worldwide, including some of Us’ favorite stars.
Mayim Bialik, for one, kicked off Hanukkah this year by baking up some traditional treats, sufganiyot, which are jelly doughnuts. In a YouTube video, the 44-year-old Big Bang Theory alum and real-life neuroscientist talked about being a devout Jew.
“A huge aspect of what I find so appealing about religion is the opportunity to focus on mindfulness,” she said in July 2018. “Yes, part of this is accomplished in my religious practice by a connection with something greater than myself, which we do tend to call God. But the rituals and methodology of religion can be a vehicle, at least, this is my experience in Judaism, a vehicle for mindfulness.”
Josh Peck was joined by his 11-month-old son, Max, when he began his celebration of Hanukkah. In November 2017, the former Drake & Josh star opened up about how Judaism has shaped his identity.
“It’s this intrinsic thing that’s a part of us whether we know it or not,” Peck, 33, said while speaking at Northwestern University in Illinois. “When I was a kid, I did not embrace my Judaism because none of my heroes were Jewish. … But now, getting older, I find myself being drawn to it more so than ever.”
Before tying the knot with husband Jared Kushner in 2009, first daughter Ivanka Trump converted to Orthodox Judaism. Speaking to Vogue in February 2015, she shared her reasoning for converting.
“We’re pretty observant, more than some, less than others. I just feel like it’s such an intimate thing for us,” the designer, 38, told the magazine at the time. “It’s been such a great life decision for me.”
Trump continued, “I am very modern, but I’m also a very traditional person, and I think that’s an interesting juxtaposition in how I was raised as well. I really find that with Judaism, it creates an amazing blueprint for family connectivity.”
Scroll down below to see how Hollywood’s stars are celebrating Hanukkah this year.
To get into the holiday spirit, Howard, whose husband, Seth Gabel, is Jewish, shared a colorful, light-filled photo. “The menorah reminding us all to spread the light today and every day :dizzy: Happy Hanukkah,” the Jurassic World actress, 38, captioned her post on December 22.
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The former One Tree Hill star, 37, posted about her Hanukkah celebrations to Instagram on December 23. “My Happy (Hanukkah) Place! :sparkles::menorah_with_nine_branches::sparkles: Wishing love and happiness to all celebrating! I love y’all a latke,” she captioned her post, which showed her about to enjoy a meal of latkes, caviar and blinis.
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The Academy Award winner, 38, shared her vegan-friendly recipe for making potato latkes to Instagram on December 21. “All you need is: canola oil, salt, and potatoes. (I picked up russet potatoes, purple potatoes, and sweet potatoes for variety),” Portman captioned her video post.
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Cohen, 51, helped his 10-month-old son, Benjamin, celebrate his first Hanukkah on December 22. “Happy Hanukkah! #LightYourLight,” the Superficial author captioned the post.
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When kicking off his Hanukkah celebrations, the 26-year-old Politician star shared a photo to his Instagram Story on December 22 of a menorah he made in 1995.
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Peck posed with a menorah while holding onto his son, who he shares with wife Paige O’Brien, for an adorable Hanukkah photo. In the pic that followed, the baby boy was seen trying to grab the lit menorah. “Happy Hanukkah y’all. Swipe to see how this picture really went ahaha,” the YouTube star wrote.
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The Catfish host posted a photo of himself smiling alongside his wife, Laura Perlongo, and their daughter Cleo, 3, and son Beau, 11 months, with a lit menorah placed in front of them. “Sending love and light from our family to yours,” the MTV star, 35, wrote on December 22. “May your lives be filled with wonder and laughter. Happy Hanukkah.”
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To celebrate the first day of Hanukkah, the Scrubs star, 44, shared a throwback photo with his family. “Happy Hanukkah from the Braff’s,” he wrote on December 22. “The stud on the right is me.”
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The Blossom alum posted pics of her preparing sufganiyot, a deep-fried jelly doughnut that's eaten at Hanukkah in remembrance of the miracle at the temple in Jerusalem, when one day's worth of oil kept a lamp lit for eight days. “Happy Chanukah !!! #vegan #sofganiyot ... Recipe is in my cookbook (Mayim’s Vegan Table)!!!” she wrote on December 22.
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The former Jane the Virgin star, 35, posted of photo of a lit menorah on December 22, writing: “Happy #Chanukah !!!! ×—× ×•×›×” שמח !! 🕯 🕎 🔥 (Hanukkah? 🤔 Hannooookaa?).”
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The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, 43, shared several videos on her Instagram Stories on December 22 of her and her husband, Paul Kemsley, working with their son, Jagger, 5, and daughter, Phoenix, 3, to cook potato latkes and sufganiyot.
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