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 ...

The most famous symbol of Hanukkah ... to light the candles together. So why this tradition? The story of Hanukkah stretches back over 2,000 years to a time when the Jewish people living in ...

Women of the Wall in a statement called it a “second-class Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremony.” Help ensure Jewish news remains accessible to all. Your donation to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency ...

This volume presents the most important portions of Erwin Goodenough's classic thirteen-volume work, a magisterial attempt to encompass human spiritual history in general through the study of Jewish ...

The winter months bring a season of festivities, marked by lights, gatherings, and cherished traditions. Among the man ...

Yahrzeit is the anniversary of a death. The night before, many Jews light a candle in remembrance of the dead. The candle is kept burning for 24 hours. The Kaddish is said on this day. Often ...

Biden and the first lady, Jill Biden, participated in the lighting of a yahrzeit memorial candle at a White House ceremony where Rabbi Aaron Alexander ... Multiple swing states are also home to large ...

A Jewish faith centre "significantly" damaged by fire was caused by candles left "unattended". Essex Fire Service said the accidental blaze at the Jewish Congregation of Canvey Island, on Meppel ...

Some commenters on X and Reddit are dubbing the Snowed In candle the “Klandle” and “Klan Krismas Kandle.” There’s been a resurgence of Klansmen garb as a popular hate symbol among white ...

On Tuesday night, the arch bore another Jewish symbol: an image of the flag of Israel projected onto its top. Beneath the arch, which usually requires a ticket for entry, a crowd gathered waving ...

About 100 hostages remain in Gaza. The Seabreeze Jewish Center in Coney Island held a candlelight vigil and prayer ceremony to send a message of peace and reflect on the somber day. "Today is a ...