Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Festival of Lights is officially here! That means it’s time to bust out your menorah—or DIY one of your own. This year, make ...

(JTA) — When New York City’s mayor lit Hanukkah candles with some of his Jewish constituents this week, he didn’t turn to a menorah with a long local history. Instead, he used one crafted from ...

Hanukkah (also spelled Chanukah) is a Jewish holiday that lasts for eight nights, usually in November or December. This year, it begins at sundown on Wednesday, Dec. 25, and ends with nightfall on ...

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Hanukkah celebrations begin Thursday in Southern California, including the lighting of a menorah at Los Angeles City Hall that was salvaged from the ashes of a Polish synagogue. The Katowice Menorah ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday where a candle on a menorah is light every night, ends at sundown on Friday. Hanukkah began the night of Thursday, Dec. 7 with the lighting on the first ...

Hanukkah runs Dec. 7 to Dec. 15, 2023. Since the Hanukkah miracle involved oil, it's customary to serve foods fried in oil. Hanukkah is the most widely used spelling, while Chanukah is more ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — The annual lighting of a public menorah started Thursday evening in downtown Syracuse to mark the start of Hanukkah. On the first night of Hanukkah special prayers are recited, and ...

Joe Biden called a menorah from Kibbutz Kfar Aza “a symbol of the Jewish people that not only survive but heal, rebuild and continue to shine their light on the world.” (JTA) — When New York City’s ...

Hanukkah (also spelled Chanukah) is a Jewish holiday that lasts for eight nights, usually in November or December. This year, it begins at sundown on Sunday, December 14, 2025 and ends with nightfall ...