Commemorating the ancient rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, and the reaffirmation of the ideals of Judaism, Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday featuring eight days of celebration, food and the nightly lighting of the Menorah. Collecting elven works from across two decades, The Big Festival of Lights: Stories and Plays for Hanukkah celebrates the spirit of the holiday for readers young and old.

This collection features the work of Jacob J. Leibson, an author of religious children's stories and plays; Ruth E. Levi; the Rabbis: Rev. Dr. Alexander Lyons, Solomon Fineberg, Joseph Leiser, and Louis Witt; Imra Kraft, an author of educational children¿s plays; the vice president of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, Louis Broido and Elma Levinger, a teacher and activist who dedicated her writing career to producing work that would instill a sense of pride in Jewish children.