What is a good hanukkah gift for a boss?
Speaking as a religious Jewish woman, myself, Hanukkah is not the same as Christmas and gift giving is not necessarily a part of every Jewish person’s tradition. (It isn’t in our family.) If your boss is, as you say, a “very religious Jewish woman” then perhaps performing an act of charity (tzedakah) in her honor would be the best gift for her with a message tucked into a nice Hanukkah card (available at most Hallmark stores.) There are a variety of Jewish charities that cater to underprivileged children, the disabled, the poor or elderly, or victims of terror in Israel, and I am certain you could easily locate them with an online search. On the other hand, if you truly wish to give her something tangible, I suggest a gift of kosher chocolate coins, preferably “Parve” (has neither milk nor dairy products in it) since if she is a member of some sects, the Orthodox Union mark (an O with a U inside of it) on dairy chocolate may not meet her standards of kosher observance. Or, consider som
