Archaeologists in Jerusalem have discovered a 1,700-year-old oil lamp decorated with rare Jewish artwork, including a unique ...

Intricately designed 1,700-year-old artifact was discovered intact near the Mount of Olives and will go on display in ...

The festival of Chanukah commemorates the Maccabees’ victory over the Syrian tyrant Antiochus IV, who had conquered Jerusalem ...

"The menorah, incense shovel and lulav are symbols associated with the Jewish connection to the Temple ... little is known about Jews who lived in Jerusalem in the fourth century.

Wednesday night marked the fifth time since 1910 that the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah started at sundown on Christmas Day.

Each year, starting on the 25 th of the Jewish month of Kislev, Jews celebrate Hanukkah, often called the Festival of Lights.

The holiday, which is eight days and nights, runs through Jan. 2 this year and celebrates the rededication of the Second ...

"After the Temple’s destruction, the menorah image became an important icon in the Jewish collective memory both within Israel and in the Diaspora." ...

Members of the Rockaway community celebrated the start of Hanukkah with menorah lightings across the peninsula.

The car parade began Sunday afternoon at Swantner Park and ended at Water's Edge Park where a grand menorah was lit.

The community turned out Monday to celebrate the sixth night of Hanukkah, reaffirming Jewish heritage and traditions ...

The menorah has seven branches, symbolizing those used only in the Second Temple, a holy place for Jews in Jerusalem that the Romans had destroyed in A.D. 70. By the time this oil lamp was crafted ...