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During the Hanukkah celebration, she wears a necklace with a messianic seal: a menorah above a star of David above an ichthys, commonly known as a Jesus fish. It’s a confusing accessory, to say ...
The menorah we light on Hanukkah is a Hanukkah menorah, officially known as a Chanukiah. It has eight branches, one for each night of Hanukkah, plus the "Shamash," or pilot candle, which is used ...
During Hanukkah, explore the history and traditions of the menorah and how it symbolizes resilience through its Hanukkah flames, marking the Temple's re-dedication.
WASHINGTON — For Washington, D.C. the start of Hanukkah also means the lighting of the 30-foot National Menorah on the Ellipse, in front of the White House. And as of Tuesday afternoon, there is ...
Happy Hanukkah! Hundreds of New Yorkers gathered to celebrate the first night of the festival of lights as Rabbi Shmuel M. Butman lit the world’s largest menorah. See the celebration here.
Family celebrates Hanukkah with ‘miracle’ menorah from late dad who found it years after losing it in the Holocaust By . Doree Lewak. Published Dec. 7, 2023, 5:56 p.m. ET.
Put your Hanukkah menorah in your window. Display your candles. Be visible with your lights. Be public about your Judaism and about your Jewishness, even and especially if it had previously not ...
A Hanukkah menorah, sometimes known as a Hanukkiah, is a candelabrum that can support a total of nine candles and is used during Hanukkah, an eight-day Jewish festival, but what do ...
Thousands of menorahs in Billings, Montana. Jews light the menorah during Hanukkah to remember the miraculous triumph of the Maccabee in ancient times, lighting one candle each night for eight nights.
Hanukkah officially arrived in the White House a decade later, when President George H.W. Bush displayed a menorah (given to him by the Synagogue Council of America) in the building.
From menorahs to dreidels and all the potato latkes in-between, here is what you need to know about Hanukkah. This year, Hanukkah begins at sundown on Wednesday, December 25 and ends with ...