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 residents ...

In the Maccabees' time, displaying Jewish symbols was an act of courage; today, in many places around the world, it still is. The lit menorah says: "I am proudly Jewish. I stand with my people. I will ...

The menorah, a symbol of hope, resilience, and faith, holds a prominent place in Jewish tradition. Its flickering flames during Hanukkah represent the miracle of light that lasted eight days, ...

As Hanukkah celebrations begin around the country, Jewish leaders say their communities will mark the holiday festival as usual despite rising antisemitism and heightened tensions and sensitivity ...

For several years, a menorah has stood alongside the Christmas tree inside the county courthouse in Missoula, Montana. This year, a local rabbi asked officials to erect a Hanukkah display on the ...

The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah commemorates the Maccabees' reclaiming of the Jerusalem Temple from the Syrians/Greeks around 165 B.C.E. Antiochus IV Epiphanes, upon taking control of the city, banned ...

Christmas and Hanukkah are holidays with their own meanings and traditions. This year, the two are linked in a special way, because the first night of Hanukkah falls on Christmas Day. That’s only ...

Hanukkah is taking on additional meaning in 2023 for Jews across the world. Suffering is magnified considering the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. But the joy of the eight-day holiday remains, illuminated ...

BOSTON -- It's a first night of Hanukkah unlike any in recent memory. The celebrations are happening across the region, yet for the Jewish community, many of their minds remain on the Israel-Hamas war ...