Tag: Chanukah

Behind each is a tale of time and place that, framed against various religious, political, social, cultural, and artistic milieus, can provide deep insight into Jewish historical leitmotifs.

In the end, the kingdom was divided into three main parts and the tiny kingdom of Judea fell to the Syrian-Greeks.

I am a huge fan of shared family experiences...

A pro-Trump protester yelled at Sharon Kleinbaum, clergywoman of LGBT Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, 'You would have been on the side of Antiochus rather than Judah the Maccabee.'

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There’s no better place to celebrate Chanukah than in the country where it all began.

The coin bears on one side a vine leaf and the statement 'Freedom of Zion.' On the opposite side it bears a standing cup and the statement 'Second year of the great rebellion' – the year 67 CE.

Have it the Jewish way.

Chanukah marks the birthday of Chabad of South Broward. The organization runs over 45 programs and agencies.

Happy Rosh Khodesh!

Strangely enough, the Knesset legislation known as the Aliyah Day Act 5776-2016 states that on the 7th of Cheshvan the country will celebrate the Israelites' entrance into the Land of Israel on the 10th of Nissan.

It is impossible to paint lipstick on either of these pigs, but in the competition between Halloween and Christmas over which of the two holidays is more dangerous Halloween wins out, hands down.

More proof that Jews lived in the Land of Israel for thousands of years, fighting the Romans with heart and soul.

Candle lighting on the 8th night of Chanukah in Meah Shearim.

The Connecticut/Westchester branch of Friends of the IDF arranged for a Hanukkah party for Givati soldiers.

Tune in to this Hanukkah special to find out how Albert Einstein’s paradigm shattering discovery of E=MC2 dealt a final blow in the age old battle between the Hellenists and the Hebrew prophets.

Hundreds of the Bnei Menashe community from across northeastern India gathered Sunday in the town of Churachandpur in the Indian state of Manipur to light the first Hanukkah candle.

PM Netanyahu lit the Chanukiah at the Kotel on the first night of Chanukah.

Research showed that the soldiers prefer jam-filled doughnuts over other fillings so this year 80% of the purchase is for jelly doughnuts and 20% chocolate.

New immigrants, including small children and a 90-year-old Holocaust survivor, went through the ordeal of tasting Jews' favorite unhealthy snack.

President Rivlin says in a video message: "It is no coincidence that the symbol of…Israel is the Menorah, the symbol of Jewish independence, which lights our path."

Sufganiot (doughnuts) for sale at the Marzipan bakery in the Machane Yehuda shuk in Jerusalem, before the holiday of Chanukah.

Observant Jews cringe every year that Chanukah and Christmas overlap, leading to sacrilegious combinations of customs, but the kosher industry is losing out when...

The CEO of Ora's Amazing Herbal found that starting a campaign to help victims of terror was as satisfying as starting her own business.

The Maccabeats a capella singing group has come up with another sizzler of a tune, this one even offering a perfect recipe for Chanukah.

Arabs burned the site that the Palestinian Authority is committed by the Oslo Accords to guard and to allow access by Jews.

When Mark Halawa lights his family’s menorah during Chanukah, it is not without recalling his unique journey as a Kuwaiti Muslim to Orthodox Judaism.

A father and son scuba dive in Eilat. It turns out that Eilat is an incredibly popular destination for religious Israelis on Chanukah, and scuba...

The annual Giant Chabad Menorah was lit without a ceremony this year in Martin Place, Sydney.

The decision to not publicly light the Menorah in Sydney, epitomizes the eternal dilemma of Judaism and Jews in the Diaspora.