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 ...
The story of Hanukkah begins in 168 B.C. when the Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes banned Jewish religious practices and desecrated the Second Temple by setting up an altar to Zeus and ...
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 ...
(photo credit: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters) While not regarded as one of the major Jewish holidays, Hanukkah over time has become one of the most practiced festivals for Jews in North America.
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 ...
This is the story ... Hannukah is an annual Jewish festival which lasts eight days and is also known as the Festival of Lights, or the Feast of Dedication. During Hanukkah Jews light a nine-branched ...