WILLIAMSBURG — Fifty years ago, the first public menorah was lit at the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia as an effort to promote observance of the Jewish holiday. As it has for the past several years, the ...

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 ...

Hanukkah is an eight-day Jewish festival of lights that marks the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem. It's celebrated with candle lighting, special prayers and fried food. Here's what to know ...

Hanukkah (also spelled Chanukah) is a Jewish holiday that lasts for eight nights, usually in November or December. This year, it begins at sundown on Sunday, December 14, 2025 and ends with nightfall ...

Rabbi Jon Nelson told the story of Hanukkah to a crowd of dozens filling the plaza outside Beaumont City Hall on Monday night -- the sixth night of Hanukkah. It was his first time celebrating the ...

Hanukkah, one of the most popular Jewish religious observances, is here. While Christians celebrate Christmas every year on Dec. 25, Jews can celebrate Hanukkah as early as November because Jewish ...