Today, Jews light the menorah, a candelabra with eight candles – and one “helper” candle, called a shamas – to remember the ...

which is why Jews light a candle every day of Hanukkah The Hanukiah symbolises how God looked after the Jewish people during ...

Games of dreidel and the consumption of potato latkes and jelly donuts might obscure the deeper meanings of Hanukkah that ...

Jews around the globe lit the first of eight candles on Wednesday and came together to celebrate and reflect on their history ...

It has fallen to every generation of Jews to determine how much openness is necessary, and how much is too much. That's the miracle of Hanukkah. (RNS) — Hanukkah is here, and with it ...

It isn’t about the gifts but about ‘publicizing the miracle,’ the light God gave the Jews.

This is one of those rare years when the start of Hanukkah — the Jewish Festival of Lights — coincides with Christmas.

"I'm sure that as you say and as Hanukkah says, the light will definitely overcome the darkness," Zelensky told the rabbis.

Jews around the world are marking the start of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, which celebrates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in the second century B.C. after it was defiled ...

In this guest column, a Baton Rouge rabbi tells the story of Hanukkah and how it encourages her to favor justice and have ...

It’s a busy holiday season this week, with Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa all taking place within days of each other.