Hanukkah: programming for ERGs services for ERGs.
Hanukkah is the Jewish Festival of Lights. Don't lump into “holiday season” generic programming — center Jewish voices specifically.
Accenture Global Jewish ERG Lights Up Hanukkah Celebration
More than a calendar moment.
Hanukkah is, in religious terms, a relatively minor holiday in the Jewish calendar — commemorating the 2nd century BCE rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem and the eight-night candle-lighting that followed. Its outsized cultural profile in the United States is largely a function of its proximity to Christmas, and Jewish ERG members are usually quick to flag that conflation. The Pew Research Center's Jewish Americans in 2020 study makes the point directly: Hanukkah is not the Jewish Christmas, and treating it that way flattens the actual religion.
That distinction shapes good December programming. A short, Jewish-ERG-led latke or sufganiyot moment with the candle-lighting story told plainly (the Maccabean revolt, the menorah, the eight nights) lands better than a Christmas/Hanukkah mashup or a generic “holiday season” email that buries Hanukkah inside it. ADL and the American Jewish Committee both publish workplace-ready Hanukkah materials specifically aimed at avoiding the conflation.
The Hanukkah pitfalls.
What sinks Hanukkah programming isn't usually a missing speaker — it's a misread of the moment. The three misses worth naming out loud.
"Happy Holidays" only.
Mentioning Hanukkah by name signals you actually see your Jewish employees.
Christmas + Hanukkah mashup decor.
They are different religions, different stories, different observances. Don't blend them.
Ignoring Hanukkah because Christmas is "easier."
Default-Christian calendars exclude Jewish employees. Fix the defaults.
Curated for Hanukkah.
Speakers, facilitators, and vendors filtered for Hanukkah programming. Pulled live from ERGs.io — every profile is one click away from a full bio, rate, and inquiry form inside the platform.
Real Hanukkah programming ideas from ERGs.io.
A few of the most-favorited Hanukkah ideas ERG leaders are running this year. Open ERGs.io to browse the full library — filtered, saveable, and bookable with vendors.
Other observances in the calendar.
Every observance gets its own planning page — speakers, vendors, programming ideas, and a timeline.
Stop scrambling. Start planning the month that lands.
ERGs.io pulls every speaker, vendor, and programming format into one workspace — so planning Hanukkah takes one afternoon, not one month of late nights. Free to start.