marking a rare occurrence of the two religious celebrations coinciding. Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, begins this year on Christmas Day. This has only happened four times since 1900 as ...

Because Hanukkah and Christmas fall around the same time of year, people often wonder if Hanukkah is a Jewish version of Christmas. At least religiously speaking, it is not. So what is Hanukkah?

Hanukkah - the eight-day 'Festival of Lights' celebrated by Jews around the world each winter - has always been my children’s favourite Jewish holiday. Hanukkah celebrates the rededication of ...

Celebrating a miracle and the ability to practice your religion, eating fried foods and winning chocolate, giving and receiving gifts: Hanukkah is a happy holiday however you spell it.

Rabbi Courtney Berman of Congregation Ohev Beth Sholom lights the menorah during a Hanukkah celebration this weekend. Several Hanukkah events have taken place locally. YOUNGSTOWN — This year’s ...

It took three attempts — with the crowd’s encouraging laughter — but Monday night marked the first time a Lehigh University president helped light a menorah to mark Hanukkah. About 100 ...

Passover began on Saturday and will conclude on Sunday, April 20. The week-long holiday celebrates the liberation of Israelites from Egypt slavery.

Fried foods are eaten in honour of the miracle of oil – and even if you don’t celebrate Hanukkah, these traditional Jewish recipes are worth knowing about. From latkes to sufganiyot ...

Hanukkah is a Jewish festival known as the festival of lights. In Hebrew, the word Hanukkah means dedication or re-dedication. It celebrates a miracle that happened in Jerusalem over 2,000 years ago.

But they still celebrate Hanukkah and Passover, and are proud of their Jewish identity. SALT LAKE CITY (JTA) – Phyllis Miller’s experience growing up in Southern California wasn’t much ...

After Jewish students at the University of Wisconsin gathered to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah, a UW Jewish community space sidewalk was chalked with messages regarding the Israel-Palestinian ...

Trump, in prepared remarks, noted the resiliency of the Jewish people, and how that is celebrated during Hanukkah week, and also spoke of the massacre in October at a Pittsburgh synagogue ...