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?

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Hanukkah is the Jewish Festival of Lights ... Find out how Sophia's family celebrate Hanukkah in this video from My First Festivals. Narrator: This is Sophia, and she is seven years old.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chabad Palo Alto, a Jewish outreach organization, is continuing its 40-year tradition of celebrating the first night of Hanukkah with a public menorah lighting in front of Palo Alto City Hall on ...