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 ...

We asked a rabbi to explain what Hanukkah colors are and how they became part of the modern holiday tradition The tradition ...

Who guarantees our safety, security, freedom and continued independence today? None other than this generation’s Maccabees, ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

This Yom Ha’atzmaut, we rededicate ourselves to the enduring bond between American Jewry and the State of Israel—and to the vital partnership between our two nations.The post Celebrating Israel’s 77th ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...