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 ...

Some will light a menorah alongside the Christmas tree this year. Many multifaith families across Northeast Pennsylvania celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas, but this year, the two holidays converge ...

It’s almost time to light the first candle on your menorah! Hanukkah is upon us, and Texas' Jewish community is preparing to celebrate the season. Whether you’re new to the tradition or want to ...

Though long overshadowed by larger December traditions, Hanukkah endures as a striking case study in how small, repeated rituals preserve cultural identity across generations. Every December, Hanukkah ...

A Hanukkah menorah takes a prominent place among all the Christmas trees and lights at Donn's Depot. Each year, I offer this primer on explaining Hanukkah to your kids. How long does Hanukkah last?

The holiday commemorates the Jewish rededication of the Second Holy Temple of Jerusalem. Hanukkah, the “Festival of Lights,” is among the most modern of the worldwide Jewish festivals, being only ...

For the first time since 2005, the first night of Hanukkah starts on Christmas Day. Rabbi Peter Schaktman at Temple Emanu-El in Utica explained that for the Jewish people, “... Hanukkah starts the ...

Many people are aware that the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah exists, but do they know how it started? Does anyone really know the story of Hanukkah? Many, many years ago, Antiochus, the emperor or Greece ...