Holidays ran into each other for our multi-faith family this week. The first night of Hanukkah fell on Wednesday — Christmas Day. Our Hanukkah candles shimmer in the light of our Christmas tree. We ...

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — The holidays bring many moments of joy and wonder, especially when it comes to seeing them through the eyes of young people. Joy like this was displayed in a video shared ...

In Hebrew, Hanukkah means “dedication,” and the holiday marks the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem in the second century BC, after a small group of Jewish fighters liberated it from occupying ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hanukkah is the Jewish wintertime “festival of lights,” celebrated by lighting a menorah candle each night with special prayers, ...

Jews around the globe lit the first of eight candles on Wednesday and came together to celebrate and reflect on their history. The first candle of Hanukkah was lit by rabbis at the Western Wall in ...

Jews throughout the world are celebrating Hanukkah, or the Festival of Lights, by lighting candles on a unique, eight-branched candelabra, the menorah. Each evening the middle candle from the holder, ...

Rabbi Steven Gotlib discussed the miracle of Hanukkah during the lighting of the menorah in Rittenhouse Square on Thursday. (Cory Sharber/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and ...