Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hanukkah demands fewer religious rituals than most other Jewish observances. Golden Pixels LLC When I was growing up in suburban ...

Hanukkah, one of the most popular Jewish religious observances, is here. While Christians celebrate Christmas every year on Dec. 25, Jews can celebrate Hanukkah as early as November because Jewish ...

Marissa Sulek joined CBS News Chicago in January 2025. Before Chicago, Marissa was a general assignment reporter in Nashville at WSMV, where she was nominated for Mid-South Emmy Awards for her ...

Two centuries before the birth of Christ, Judah Maccabee led a revolt by Jews against the Greek-Syrian forces in order to reclaim the city of Jerusalem and reoccupy the Second Temple, a successful ...

Hanukkah begins at sundown Dec. 14 and continues to nightfall Dec. 22. The Jewish festival, sometimes called the Festival of Lights, hearkens back to the restoration of Jerusalem and the rededication ...

Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism's "festival of lights." On eight consecutive nights, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — The Jewish community celebrated Hanukkah on Monday at the Pennsylvania State Capitol. There was a celebration sponsored by Chabad-Lubavitch held in the East Wing Rotunda in ...

Jewish families gathered in downtown Dallas on Thursday night to mark the fifth night of Hanukkah, celebrating with music, dancing and the lighting of a large menorah under heightened security ...

FAIRFAX DISTRICT, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Angelenos took part in a Hanukkah Menorah Parade on Tuesday while remembering those slain in Australia. The Hanukkah Menorah Parade felt like a party on wheels ...

While we debate the spelling of Hanukkah (Chanukah? Hannukah?) and whether the right topping is applesauce or sour cream, we miss the most important question: Why is our holiday dominated by a single, ...