You can turn a mason jar into a lamp for indoors or out. Fill it with oil, set a wick inside, and light it. If needed, make a wick holder from wire.

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.

Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish celebration also known as The Festival of Lights has arrived. It commemorates a time when a single-day’s supply of oil miraculously burned for eight nights in an ancient ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – Monday is the last day of Hanukkah. “It is an honor to host this rally for light on the last day of Hanukkah,” Jordan Marks, San Diego County Assessor, said. With the holiday coming ...

COLUMBIA — Rabbi Avraham Lapine and his wife, Channy Lapine, have been cultivating a Jewish family and community in Columbia for 14 years. The Lapines moved from Brooklyn, New York, to Columbia in ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Of all the holidays on the Jewish calendar, Hanukkah, which began last Sunday evening, has always been one of my ...

NEW YORK – The Brooklyn Nets paid tribute to the victims of the Sydney Hanukkah massacre in a Hanukkah celebration at the Barclays Center during the team’s game against the Miami Heat on Thursday ...

REYKJAVIK — December light is brief in Iceland. It was not yet 4 p.m., and by the time the giant menorah was lit in downtown Reykjavík, the day had already slipped into darkness. A steady drizzling ...

NEW YORK – The Brooklyn Nets paid tribute to the victims of the Sydney Hanukkah massacre in a Hanukkah celebration at the Barclays Center during the team’s game against the Miami Heat on Thursday ...

Amid the bitter cold on Tuesday evening, 100 or so neighbors — many of them clutching tiny cups of hot chocolate, holding dogs on leashes, or chasing after small children — gathered in Harlem’s tiny ...

As we grapple with the horrific massacre of Jews celebrating Hanukkah in Bondi Beach, Australia, another assault on a Jewish holiday tradition is occurring halfway across the world. It’s not violent, ...

SALT LAKE CITY — On the fourth night of Hanukkah, the Jewish community gathered together to celebrate Salt Lake City’s menorah lighting. Some arrived still stricken with grief over what happened in ...