Hanukkah—also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew—is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional ...

We take a moment to wish a Happy Hanukkah — the Festival of Lights — to members of the Jewish community in the area. Hanukkah ...

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People of all religions frequently describe some things as holy and devise sacred ceremonies that involve them without realizing they are false. They do so because others thought they were holy or ...

A proponent of the Iranian tradition says she can no longer imagine celebrating Hanukkah without poetry or Yalda without ...

Hanukkah is one of the most famous holidays in the Jewish calendar, but here are facts about the Festival of Lights that you ...

The Hebrew word Chanukah, meaning "dedication," encapsulates the essence of this compelling festival. Hanukkah vividly ...

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For those unfamiliar with Jewish holidays and traditions, CEO Daniel Staffenberg of Jewish Community Federation of Richmond offered this quick summary.

Rabbi Rick Kellner, senior rabbi at Congregation Beth Tikvah in Worthington, has been selected as president-elect of the ...

Jews around the world are marking the start of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, which celebrates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in the second century B.C. after it was defiled ...