JEWISH FAMILIES WORLDWIDE HAVE COME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE HANUKKAH. BACK IN 1985, THAT IS. CURTIS BROCK CHRONICLE VIEWERS AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE CHERISHED FESTIVAL OF LIGHT. BOXBOROUGH. ELOHEINU.

We’ve always been grateful for the generous inclusion of Hanukkah symbols among Christmas decorations, taking it as a well-meaning gesture intended to make Jews feel welcome during the holiday season.

Hanukkah has arrived on our doorstep, and this year feels different. Before explaining why, a recap of the holiday’s basic elements might be helpful. Often, when Hanukkah is mentioned, people ...

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 ...

Rabbi Audrey Korotkin of Temple Beth Israel (third from right) explains the significance of the candles at UPMC Altoona’s annual Hanukkah Menorah lighting on Monday. With her at the ceremony in the ...

A large crowd gathered Sunday evening at Santa Cruz City Hall to illuminate the first candle on the menorah as the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah began at sundown. Temple Beth El Rabbis Paula Marcus and ...

OLD LITTLE GIRL. JEWISH PEOPLE FROM ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA CAME TOGETHER TONIGHT TO LIGHT THE MENORAH AND SHOW SOLIDARITY WITH THEIR FELLOW -- IN AUSTRALIA. WESH 2’S DAVID JONES WENT TO A HANUKKAH ...

Hanukkah, the eight-day “Festival of Lights,” begins Dec. 14 this year. The holiday is celebrated with candles, food, family, and friends, and commemorates the Maccabees’ victory over the Syrian army ...

Rabbi: We know what it means when the machinery of the state begins to treat people as categories instead of as sacred human beings. Karl Merton Ferron TNS Each year on Hanukkah, Jewish-Americans ...

Every year when Hanukkah arrives, I stand in my living room holding a menorah and face a decision that feels both ordinary and profound. I could carry it to our dining room table, where my family ...

(The Conversation) — Friends and family will come together to celebrate, share gifts and eat traditional foods as the eight-day Jewish festival of Hanukkah begins on Dec. 14, 2025. Hanukkah ...