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 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.
Concrete services tagged for Hanukkah — each pulled live from ERGs.io with its own paired imagery. One click to the full details, rate, and inquiry form inside the platform.
Other observances in the calendar.
Every observance gets its own planning page — speakers, vendors, programming ideas, and a timeline.
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