Holiday lights may have religious roots, but today they also bring joy to people of all backgrounds, author Eli Federman ...

It is not a coincidence that Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, which Jews around the world are celebrating this week, occurs during the darkest time of the year. It is only against the darkness ...

When the temple was reclaimed and rededicated by the Maccabees — “Hanukkah” means “dedication” — they could find only a single container of oil to light the menorah that was supposed ...

It was winter.’” SP: This will be the second Hanukkah since the Israel-Gaza war began. How will you and your family observe the holiday this year? UG: “We will light candles every night and ...

Celebrate the festival of lights with Susan Stamberg and Murray Horwitz's favorite Hanukkah stories. Hanukkah Lights 2024 Hanukkah Lights 2024 Hanukkah Lights 2024 Hanukkah Lights 2024 Hanukkah ...

The season of lights is about to get brighter. This Hanukkah, the ancient eight-day holiday commemorating religious freedom and light overcoming darkness will come with usual mention of miracles ...

The Jewish community came together to light up the night at the annual menorah lighting ceremony Sunday. Hanukkah celebrates ...

Menorah and Christmas tree together. (Photo by: Joan Slatkin/Education Images/Universal Images Group ... [+] via Getty Images) In a world often defined by its divisions, the convergence of ...

This one holds nine candles, one of which is used to light the other eight – representing each day of the miracle. Each night of Hanukkah, Jews light this hanukkiah, as a nine-branched menorah ...

Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is a joyous Jewish holiday celebrated across the world. It lasts for eight days and nights, usually in late November or December. This year ...

Every few years, I feel compelled to point out that American Jews, experiencing Christmas envy, turned one of the most dynamic and relevant stories of the Jewish tradition into one of the most ...