Jewish people around the world light Hanukkah candles to celebrate an ancient miracle: when Judah Maccabee and his band of warriors successfully fought back against oppression and ...

When it comes to global holiday customs, there is no season more festive and universal than Winter: the confluence of cozy ...

Hanukkah has its eight candles in the menorah. Christmas includes an Advent wreath with four candles. Kwanzaa is symbolized with seven candles. “Each day adds a little bit more of light,” said ...

On each night of Hanukkah, candles in the Hanukkah menorah are lighted in commemoration of the event. Technically, a menorah is simply a candleholder, notes Rabbi Malcolm Cohen of Temple Sinai in ...

Within the Holy Temple in Jerusalem was a menorah, a candelabra with seven branches ... But then, a miracle happened: the candles somehow burned for eight days. This is known as the miracle ...

JUNO BEACH, Fla. — A giant sand-sculpted menorah by the Juno Beach Pier has been destroyed and defaced with a swastika, according to Rabbi Leib Ezagui with the Jewish Community Synagogue.

Create a festive scene with these stoneware trees. This set of six is ideal for scattering on a holiday tablescape or adding ...

Candles shouldn’t cost the earth. Here, we round up some of the best candles that tick the box for both cosiness and conscience. As the days get colder and the nights get longer, staying home ...

7, when the Israel-Hamas war began ... city’s 30-foot menorah and planted a Palestinian flag between the candles. The menorah was not damaged, but local authorities are investigating the ...

The stamp was designed by an artist whose mother escaped the Nazis on the Kindertransport. As an art director at the United States Postal Service, Antonio Alcalá has designed stamps honoring ...

Fall may have just begun, but winter is right around the corner. Before you know it, Halloween and Thanksgiving will have passed, and you’ll be trudging through the snow to get to your front ...