The menorah is a symbol of one miracle of Hanukkah. The first miracle was a military triumph by the Children of Israel against a mighty Greek army. (Drew Angerer / Getty Images) Of all the holidays on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hanukkah demands fewer religious rituals than most other Jewish observances. Golden Pixels LLC When I was growing up in suburban ...

Hanukkah is not the Jewish Christmas. Articles and op-eds in newspapers remind readers of that fact every year, lamenting that the Jewish Festival of Lights has almost become an imitation of the ...

Hanukkah arrives each winter with a glow that feels both ancient and familiar, a soft shimmer that slips through windows just when the year begins to darken too early. For many Jewish families, the ...

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 ...

Hanukkah begins in a couple of days. And every year for the past 35 years, NPR has commemorated the Jewish holiday the same way. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR CONTENT) SUSAN STAMBERG: A time of light and ...

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