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Hanukkah Sameach

Hanukkah Sameach

In Hebrew, Hanukkah translates to "dedication." Hanukkah celebrates when the Maccabean Jews regained control of Jerusalem and rededicated the Second Temple in the second century BCE

Hanukkah is commonly known as the Festival of Lights and is celebrated with the lighting of the menorah, traditional foods, games, and gifts across the span of eight nights.

Here are a few interesting facts about the holiday:

The story of Hanukkah is not found in the Torah because the events that inspired the holiday occurred after it was written. It does, however, appear in the New Testament...

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Thanksgiving Traditions Around the U.S.

Thanksgiving Traditions Around the U.S.

Happy Thanksgiving! If you're reading this today, we appreciate your commitment! If you're not, we hope you had an amazing Thanksgiving with your loved ones.

Personally, coming from an immigrant family, Thanksgiving wasn't very big in our household, so I learned traditions through my friends' and my partner's families. Growing up in the south, I've learned casseroles to be a staple at the table, and canned, not homemade, cranberry sauce seems to be the way to go.

One such tradition in my family entails me getting up before 8 a.m....

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New 2022 Benefit Limits Announced

New 2022 Benefit Limits Announced

We’ve been anxiously waiting for the IRS to release the FSA Limit for 2022, and last week, on November 10, the IRS finally released inflation adjustments for over 60 tax provisions. We’ve recapped a few of the changes here for you, along with some limits that will remain the same for 2022.

Here’s what’s changing in 2022:

 

2021

2022

FSA Limit

$2,750

$2,850*

Transit and Parking Limit<...

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To Our Veterans

To Our Veterans

It's easy for anyone to search Veterans Day and look up its meaning and history but what we don't always get is meaningful stories and the impact of their experiences. That's why for this blog, we decided to ask our employees to share what Veterans Day means to them, and we received a very heartwarming response…

"This Veteran's Day has many meanings to me and my family. My grandfather was a WWII Army veteran, my father is a retired Chief from the US Navy that served over 20 years during many wars, and my uncles...

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