A large outdoor menorah commemorating the Jewish Festival of Lights went dark after being defaced in Morris Park last week.
Today, Jews light the menorah, a candelabra with eight candles – and one “helper” candle, called a shamas – to remember the ...
We are all, whether we acknowledge it or not, living expressions of the flame of Hanukkah, which refuses to submit to mere ...
At a time of record antisemitism, diaspora Jews are contemplating the best – and safest – ways to celebrate Hanukkah, the fun ...
It isn’t about the gifts but about ‘publicizing the miracle,’ the light God gave the Jews.
Jews around the globe lit the first of eight candles on Wednesday and came together to celebrate and reflect on their history ...
Jews around the world are marking the start of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, which celebrates the rededication of the ...
It has fallen to every generation of Jews to determine how much openness is necessary, and how much is too much. That's the miracle of Hanukkah. (RNS) — Hanukkah is here, and with it ...
In liberal, Jewish households, Hanukkah has always been something of an embarrassment. First, there’s the unavoidable truth ...
Hanukkah is a season of light and miracles and is also a poignant reminder that the people of Israel are now more than 400 ...
It’s a busy holiday season this week, with Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa all taking place within days of each other.
Games of dreidel and the consumption of potato latkes and jelly donuts might obscure the deeper meanings of Hanukkah that ...