Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional ...
Some years, the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah occurs closer to Thanksgiving time, with the eight-day holiday taking place in November or even early December. In 2024, the festival of lights begins a ...
Of all the holidays on the Jewish calendar, Chanukah, which began last Sunday evening, has always been one of my favorites. Even when I was younger and far less observant, I appreciated the holiday's ...
The Jewish a cappella group Six13 has released their Chanukah video, "A Wicked Chanukah"! Set to the iconic tunes from Wicked, including "Popular" and "Defying Gravity," Six13's latest creation offers ...
Hanukkah is a joyful occasion also known as the Festival of Lights. Starting at sundown on Thursday, Dec. 7, many metro Phoenix residents will celebrate for eight days until sundown on Friday, Dec. 15 ...
Hanukkah is the Jewish Festival of Lights. While not as overtly holy a Jewish holiday as Passover or Yom Kippur, Hanukkah has been embraced by the Western world as an often blue-and-white answer to ...
Because of the holiday's timing and the general desire by corporate America and elected officials to include Jewish Americans in annual Christmastime festivity, Chanukah is the most commercialized and ...
Of all the holidays on the Jewish calendar, Chanukah, which began last Sunday evening, has always been one of my favorites. Even when I was younger and far less observant, I appreciated the holiday’s ...