A presidential character in the author's 1998 "Parable of the Talents" was inspired by Ronald Reagan, who used the campaign slogan in 1980.

An Illinois man was indicted by a federal grand jury and arrested for alleged threats he made on a social media post advertising a Thousand Oaks Hanukkah celebration, authorities said. The 61-year-old ...

Every December, "Happy Holidays" floods conversations and advertisements. It aims to be a neutral, inclusive greeting, but instead it dilutes cultural identity, erases meaningful distinctions and ...

It was another great night of music and laughs at Night 5 of Yo La Tengo‘s annual Hanukkah celebration at Bowery Ballroom. It was a super-sized edition of openers with Nate Amos‘ This is Lorelei ...

Yo La Tengo’s Hanukkah celebration continued on Thursday, Dec. 18, as the band presented the fifth performance in their eight-show residency at New York’s Bowery Ballroom. In keeping with the custom ...

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 ...

HANUKKAH. An eight-day celebration marking the Jewish people’s rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after it was destroyed in 168 BC by the Syrians. Lighting the menorah or candles commemorates how ...

An elected official in North Carolina who refused to say “Happy Hanukkah” during a board meeting later confirmed his position during an interview. “I’m going to defend my right to say ‘Merry Christmas ...

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 ...

Shortly after Thanksgiving, my children develop a refrain: “We have to start decorating for Hanukkah!” They pull out a plastic bin stuffed with decorations — some purchased at Target, others created ...

Jewish celebrities’ Hanukkah celebrations are shining bright this year. Alan Bersten, Emma Slater, Nev Schulman and more shared how they're spending the holiday, which began the evening of Dec. 14 and ...

Rabbi Dubov, of Chabad of Oviedo–Winter Springs, at the forefront of a Hanukkah celebration held at Center Lake Park in Oviedo on Monday night, greeted and mingled with those in attendance. Young ...