Today, Jews light the menorah, a candelabra with eight candles – and one “helper” candle, called a shamas – to remember the ...
Judaism has always been open to what the world is learning and saying. It has fallen to every generation of Jews to determine ...
We are all, whether we acknowledge it or not, living expressions of the flame of Hanukkah, which refuses to submit to mere ...
It isn’t about the gifts but about ‘publicizing the miracle,’ the light God gave the Jews.
Jews around the globe lit the first of eight candles on Wednesday and came together to celebrate and reflect on their history ...
which is why Jews light a candle every day of Hanukkah The Hanukiah symbolises how God looked after the Jewish people during ...
In liberal, Jewish households, Hanukkah has always been something of an embarrassment. First, there’s the unavoidable truth ...
Jews around the world are marking the start of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, which celebrates the rededication of the ...
In this guest column, a Baton Rouge rabbi tells the story of Hanukkah and how it encourages her to favor justice and have ...
Hanukkah, perhaps the only Jewish holiday that has been confirmed by the archaeological record, celebrates the singular, millennialong relationship between Jews and the land of Israel.
It’s a busy holiday season this week, with Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa all taking place within days of each other.
It has fallen to every generation of Jews to determine how much openness is necessary, and how much is too much. That's the miracle of Hanukkah. (RNS) — Hanukkah is here, and with it ...