The tradition of building up to lighting eight oil lamps (plus one shamash, or servitor) over the Hanukkah period began in ...

Archaeologists in Jerusalem have discovered a 1,700-year-old oil lamp decorated with rare Jewish artwork, including a unique ...

The temperature hovered around 15 degrees below zero, but that didn’t keep a large crowd from gathering at Golden Heart Park ...

The festival of Chanukah commemorates the Maccabees’ victory over the Syrian tyrant Antiochus IV, who had conquered Jerusalem and seized the Temple in his efforts to Hellenize Judea. Resisting ...

With the help of a basket lift, the first lanterns on a large menorah outside the State House were lit Wednesday afternoon in ...

The city of Ypsilanti had its first ever public menorah lighting to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.

It took three attempts — with the crowd’s encouraging laughter — but Monday night marked the first time a ... rededication of the temple called for lighting the menorah, but the Jews found ...