JFSLA serves tens of thousands of Angelenos, Jewish and non-Jewish alike. The party served as a welcoming opportunity for ...

Because Judaism uses a modified lunar calendar, rather than the familiar solar calendar, the secular dates of Hanukkah vary from year to year.

A large outdoor menorah commemorating the Jewish Festival of Lights went dark after being defaced in Morris Park last week.

A steady stream of museum visitors counted down to the first night of Hanukkah, take part in community service activities and ...

The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, or Chanukah -- the Festival of Lights -- is underway. It began at sundown on Wednesday, Dec.

While the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah often falls at varying points during November and December, this year's festival of lights begins a bit later - and it comes with a calendar rarity. In 2024 ...

The rabbi of Chabad Center for Jewish Life of Oakland says what was supposed to be a holiday celebration turned into fear and disappointment after community members found antisemitic graffiti at Lake ...

The date is always the same on the Hebrew or Jewish calendar because ... potato pancake often eaten during Hanukkah. They're often eaten during the holiday to symbolize the miracle of the menorah ...

Holiday lights may have religious roots, but today they also bring joy to people of all backgrounds, author Eli Federman ...

Hanukkah can begin as early as Nov. 28 and as late as Dec. 27. This Jewish holiday, also known as the festival of lights, celebrates the Maccabean revolt against the Syrian-Greek army.

Known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day holiday of Hanukkah celebrates the rise of the Jewish people against Greek-Syrian oppressors more than 2,000 years ago. As the island's Jewish ...

This year, the first night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah fell on the same day as Christmas for the first time since 2005. Christmas and Hanukkah both always fall on the 25th, but of two ...