Using candles to mark the yahrzeit, the anniversary of a death, is mentioned in Jewish tradition as far back as the Middle Ages. But the mass-produced glass holders came later.

Pro-Palestinian activists have called for protests nationwide, including in central Sydney where police have refused to ...

A Main Street Menorah lighting commencing the eighth and final day of Hanukkah drew Montana Sen. Tim Sheehy, Bozeman state Sen. Cora Neumann, and approximately 200 attendees, most of them non-Jewish, ...

The president of Montana State University, state Sen. Cora Neumann (SD-30), and U.S. Sen. Tim Sheehy and his family were among the few hundred people who gathered Dec. 21 in Bozeman for a ceremony to ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Hampton Roads Greenbook announced the launch of the 7 Candle Film Festival, a new cultural event celebrating Black and Indigenous stories, set for Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. The free ...

The state of Ohio is now home to its own menorah. Unveiled at a Chanukah menorah lighting on Dec. 15 held at the governor’s residence in Bexley, Rabbi Areyah Kaltmann told the Columbus Jewish News ...

BENNINGTON — There was no shortage of love and light for the last night of Hanukkah thanks to the local "Latkes and Lights" celebration put on by Bennington's Congregation Beth El on Sunday, Dec. 21.

Hanukkah is an eight-day festival that commemorates the restoring of the Jerusalem Temple in the year 167 B.C. It is also known as the Feast of Dedication or the Feast of Lights. It begins on December ...

BRATTLEBORO — Outside of the West Brattleboro fire station, Rabbi Avrohom Raskin of Chabad of Southern Vermont in Brattleboro wished everyone a Happy Hanukkah. The local celebration occurred Wednesday ...

Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish Festival of Lights that begins Sunday night, is a relatively minor holiday that has gained prominence due to its proximity to Christmas each year. Since it’s a festive ...

Editor’s note: Congregation Shir Shalom in Sonoma has canceled a Sunday, Dec. 21, Hanukkah party that would have been open to the public. Organizers, on Wednesday, Dec. 17, said there was a concern ...

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 ...