Who rules on whether the oil is pure? The rabbinic version of Hanukkah we follow today says it's not the priest-kings, it's ...

Abheis said in his assessment of the situation that the Hebrew Hanukkah aggression this year aimed at solidifying this ...

The two holidays share a powerful tradition of light that can bind people together.

Hanukkah, which commemorates a Jewish military victory in Jerusalem some 2,200 years ago, usually falls in December, and ...

Known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day holiday of Hanukkah celebrates the rise of the Jewish people against Greek-Syrian oppressors more than 2,000 years ago. As the island's Jewish ...

Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, begins this year on Christmas Day. This has only happened four times since 1900 as the Jewish calender differs from the civil Gregorian calender.

Hanukkah is not a holiday to sit all day in synagogue and pray. It’s more of a holiday to eat potato pancakes and jelly doughnuts, listen to comedian Adam Sandler’s Hanukkah song, light candles each ...

When Ari [Tishby’s son] asked her why being Jewish is important, her answer was simple and powerful: because it brings her joy, and she wants to share it with others. I hope this Hanukkah series ...

Tickets for the lighting on Wednesday are available at NationalMenorah.org. Ticket holders get some special Hanukkah perks, ...

The songs — Hanukkah holiday songs — were the soundtrack to dozens of Jewish people eating Hanukkah treats and children playing to celebrate the holiday together. At the front of the court ...