Hanukkah Gift Giving Guide for 2025

It's the holiday season! Hanukkah 2025 starts at sundown on Sunday, December 14th, so now's the perfect time to start your holiday gift shopping if you haven't already. If you're wondering what kind of gifts to get for your friends and loved ones, read on for our full holiday gift guide:

1. Orit Grader Jerusalem Menorah - Color Option

This beautiful menorah, with the background of heavenly gates, flanked by lions and olive tree motif. The piece is made of brass, colored in several pattern options for you to choose from. The lions are in the style of the Lion of Judah on the emblem of the city of Jerusalem, striking a powerful stance. At the front of this stunning menorah is a floral design etched in brass. This would make for an incredible, unique gift for Hanukkah.

2. Yair Emanuel Pomegranate & Floral Pattern Metal Dreidel (Range of Colors)

Looking for a dreidel that's not just a lively kids game? This top takes the classic dreidel design that everyone knows and loves, and has made it beautiful in a new way. Instead of the classic lettering being front and center, this metal dreidel has a laser cut, pomegranate motif overlay, which is also applied to the stand. This set is available in a wide range of color options, from traditional looks to ones that are very bold and exciting.

3. Yair Emanuel Large Wooden Dreidel with Stand - 7 Species

Looking for a new way to love dreidels? This fun, painted dreidel showcases the 7 Species of Israel. Aside from the rounder design of this piece setting it aside, the hand painted dreidel is a stunning display of Israeli craftsmanship, coming from the studio of designer Yair Emanuel. The stand is also hand painted with a floral design. This would make a great gift for parents to bring out a fun but decorative dreidel at the Hanukkah celebrations.

4. Interlocked Star of David Necklace With Reversibility

Looking to give a gift that is not only beautiful but also versatile? This Star of David necklace can be unfolded into an interesting longer style, but also to be flipped 180° with a separate color option on the reverse side. There are several options for these color-pairs, from monochrome to extremely colorful. This would make an excellent, proudly Jewish Hanukkah present for any young woman.

5. "We Came To Banish Darkness" T-Shirt by Modern Shtetl

There comes a day when every person is given a choice: to be on the side of light or the side of darkness. The great designers at Modern Shtetl have found a way to help you out before that day comes: this excellent Hanukkah-themed t-shirt! Make a stand against the side of darkness and show that you too have "... come to banish darkness" in bright and distinctive colors such as aqua, orange, black, and true royal.

6. Kids 3D Wooden DIY Hanukkah Menorah Decoration

Not only does this gift give a fun activity for kids, but starting on the first night of Hanukkah this is a great way to have the kids involved in the menorah without having to worrying about a real flame. It is built to be colorable, and the laser-cut pieces do not even need to be glued in place! This is a great gift for young kids to get into the spirit of the holiday.

7. Yair Emanuel Hand Painted Tree of Life Hamsa Wall Hanging

This Hamsa hanging decoration is a fantastic gift for the winter season, to bring something beautiful into the home at a time when most people are stuck indoors with dreary weather. Made from handpainted aluminum, it represents the Tree of Life as a pomegranate tree filled with colorful birds. This ornament from Yair Emanuel will look great at a front entrance or living room as a Hanukkah present.

8. Hanukkah Humor Hoodie

Here is a hoodie that will be a fun Hanukkah gift this year, as well as one that will bring a smile to anyone's face and bring in some festive spirit. The sweatshirt is made of a 50-50 blend of pre-shrunk cotton for comfort and polyester for durability, available in a variety of colors. A lot of us have friends out there that just don't get what Hanukkah means. Why play historian when you can simply tell it as it is in the most modern terms possible? Thankfully, Modern Shtetl has your back with another great Israeli-designed piece.

9. Luxury Hanukkah Candles - Blue & White

While you could use any candles for Hanukkah as long as they last long enough, you can treat someone to the gift of these gorgeous, handmade beeswax candles from the Israeli city of Tzfat, widely known as a center of traditional candlemaking. These candles are also blue and white, great for showing love and support for Israel—and bringing in light—at a time when Tzfat and most other places in Israel's north has been struggling to opperate under constant barrage.

10. Yair Emanuel Cylinder Hanukkah Menorah with Pomegranate Metal Cut-Out

A menorah brings in light, but this one also brings in color, with this rainbow of colored, annodized aluminum, each one in a unique color. Each of the candlesticks is covered with a thin sheet of laser cut metal in a swirling, pomegranate motif. This is a modern design that is great for someone who is looking for something more than the typical candelabra design.

11. Floral Home Blessing on Canvas - Hebrew/English

In Israel, Hanukkah is often a time for housewarmings, from the "chanukkat habayit" (rededication of the house) for which the holiday is named. This home blessing, centered in Hebrew and with an English translation around the border would make for an amazing present for a loved one that can also become a cherished piece of decor. The text is surrounded by a lovely, understated natural floral pattern that will look great anywhere you put it. This gift is available in multiple size options, so it will suit the space, no matter where its going.