The Hanukkah menorah, or hanukkiah, is one of the religious objects most commonly found in the Jewish home. The tradition of building up to lighting eight oil lamps (plus one shamash, or servitor ...

It took three attempts — with the crowd’s encouraging laughter — but Monday night marked the first time a Lehigh University president helped light a menorah to mark Hanukkah. About 100 ...

A public Hanukkah menorah lighting event will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 29 at the Midland Mall near the food court. According to Rabbi Matti Weingarten from Chabad of Eastern Michigan ...

In my 30-plus years of facilitating public Hanukkah menorah lightings in Columbus, Ohio, I have seen their impact on people from all backgrounds and levels of religious observance. Rabbi Areyah ...

Dozens of greater Oneonta residents gathered for a community menorah lighting in Muller Plaza on Tuesday, Dec. 31, celebrating the seventh night of Hanukkah. According to Jewish tradition ...

Menorahs are candelabras with multiple branches that are symbols of Judaism and the Jewish people. The Hanukkah menorah has nine candles, one for each of the eight days of Hanukkah plus a ...

As it has for the past several years, the Williamsburg community joined in with that tradition on Sunday, holding one of about 15,000 public menorah lightings that are now held during Hanukkah ...