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 ...

Booker, who is black and not Jewish, married real estate agent Alexis Lewis, daughter of a black father and a Jewish mother, in an interfaith ceremony on Nov. 29. The two agreed to practice some ...

In Hebrew, Hanukkah means “dedication,” and the holiday marks the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem in the second century BC, after a small group of Jewish fighters liberated it from occupying ...

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — The holidays bring many moments of joy and wonder, especially when it comes to seeing them through the eyes of young people. Joy like this was displayed in a video shared ...

BILL. IT’S A RARE YEAR WHEN CHRISTMAS ALSO COINCIDES WITH THE FIRST DAY OF HANUKKAH. CHABAD OF NEBRASKA CELEBRATES THE LIGHTING OF A CORNHUSKER MENORAH. COMMUNITY MEMBERS GATHERED AT STINSON PARK AND ...

This week I wrote a prayer, a special version of the “Al Hanisim” for Hanukkah 2024. I will recite this prayer every night. I will light the traditional Hanukkah candles, and I will add a special ...

Celebrations of Hanukkah, the eight-day long Jewish festival, will begin toward the end of the month, with menorah lightings, community parties and dinner celebrations. Hanukkah begins later this year ...

JERUSALEM — Jews around the world ushered in the eight-day Hanukkah festival Saturday evening, lighting the first candles of ceremonial lamps that symbolize triumph over oppression. In Israel, ...