In the wake of Sunday’s attack on a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, some non-Jews are placing menorahs in their windows as a visible show of support for their Jewish neighbors. “My family is not ...

The Judaic holiday Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, will be celebrated this season from Dec. 25th to Jan. 2nd. Jews around the world will gather during each of the holiday’s eight ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yes, the first day of Hanukkah is on Christmas this year, Dec. 25. It begins at sundown. Hanukkah ends at sundown on Jan. 2. Why ...

Lighting the menorah candles is one of the most common Hanukkah traditions. Even if you don’t know much about the Jewish religion, you probably recognize the candelabras that appear in windows every ...

Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional ...

The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah is also known as the Festival of Lights, and the meaning behind the theme dates back about 2,200 years. It celebrates events that unfolded after the Jewish people ...

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As we grapple with the horrific massacre of Jews celebrating Hanukkah in Bondi Beach, Australia, another assault on a Jewish holiday tradition is occurring halfway across the world. It’s not violent, ...

When we have an opportunity to bring more light into the world, that’s always a good thing,” said Rabbi Chaim Bruk.

What do we celebrate on Hanukkah? After quickly mentioning the miraculous jar of temple oil that burned for eight days, many sources will tell you it’s about the unlikely triumph of the Maccabees, who ...

NEW YORK (RNS) — The Chabad-Lubavitch movement of New York installed a 36-foot menorah on Wednesday (Dec. 10) at Grand Army Plaza near Central Park. The menorah, which the Chabad chapter believes is ...

DEDHAM — A small crowd gathered in front of the town hall to spread a big message of light in a time of darkness, figuratively and literally. On the fifth night of Hanukkah, Dedham residents and ...