Today, Jews light the menorah, a candelabra with eight candles – and one “helper” candle, called a shamas – to remember the ...

Growing up, Hanukkah was a holiday that was celebrated with my entire family. I was lucky enough to grow up within 10 minutes of all of my grandparents, and cousins were happy to pay us a visit in ...

Each night a candle is added to a menorah until there are eight, all of which are lit after sundown. The ninth candle, called ...

Hanukkah begins on Christmas this year, marking a rare coincidence of the Jewish and Christian holidays, which occur according to different calendars. The alignment ...

The dreidel is best known as a beloved Hanukkah tradition. But it actually started as a European gambling toy, only acquiring ...

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

For three Phoenix moms, it was important to make sure Hanukkah was as fun as Christmas for their kids. Now, they have new cherished traditions.

B’nai Jeshurun Congregation in Pepper Pike will host a new Shabbat dinner series called Shabbat Around the World, showcasing ...

Make certain that you do not ruin and destroy My world, for if you destroy it, there will be no one to mend it after you' ...

The alignment invites reflection on how two traditions can inspire each other. The Orthodox Jewish community I grew up in rejected Christmas lights as signs of unwanted assimilation. We lighted ...