Best Sites for Hanukkah / Chanukah Paper Cards & E-Cards

Whether you want to send beautiful already-made Hanukkah [or Chanukah] cards, or design your own custom cards, the internet provides lots of choices for all tastes. Here are some of the best sites for ordering physical cards to send to family and friends, followed by the best sites for Hanukkah e-cards.

Vista Print is first burst on the web-scene as a site for consumers to design business cards, and purchase them for a few dollars' shipping. Since then, they have expanded into all kinds of printed products. They have a great program where you can design your Hanukkah cards through their very-user-friendly site. Vista Print offers a discount if you order early, and a choice of lots of beautiful templates, on which you can put a photo and personal message. Some the unique features: foil-accented cards, folded cards and matching envelopes. Prices vary according to design, but start at 10 for $3.99.

Tiny Prints offers a wide choice of Hanukkah cards, which can be personalized with custom messages and photos. They have an easy interface which you can use to transfer pictures from your Picasa, SmugMug, or Flickr account, and they also offer free ground shipping on orders over $49. Card choices include flat or folded, recycled cardstock, and 5 different sizes.

Do you just want to buy a few cards and have them sent directly to your loved ones? Then you might like the service offered by Greeting Card Universe for $2.79 each, they will send each card out individually to your recipients, so you will never have to lick an envelope. Or, of course you can choose from several designs, personalized or not.

Printfree offers printable free cards for Hanukkah with a menorah design, or they have downloads of cards that your children can color in and use their own creativity. There are many fold styles, such as quarter-fold and half-fold. You can also print out envelope templates from the site.

More Than Paper offers a really unique collection of Hanukkah cards, featuring original artist works, with themes such as: "Chanukah in New York", "19th-Century Polish Menorah" and "Eight Lights for Eight Nights". At 50 cards for $103.28, these are a bit pricier than the other sites, but they are exceptionally beautiful.

Here are some great sites for Hanukkah e-cards:

Chabad has a collection some of the most beautiful Hanukkah

JudaicaCards.com has a large selection of fun e-cards, including several with animation.

American Greetings has a collection of e-cards featuring "menorahs around the world"

eGreetings.com has a lovely selection of animated free e-cards.

Fans of Blue Mountain Arts will love their free whimsical e-cards.

Whether you spell it "Hanukkah or "Chanukah", you will find an extensive choice of paper cards and e-cards for this year's Festival of Lights.