Families and relatives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza lit the first candle of Hanukkah on Wednesday, marking the start of the second such holiday without their loved ones, according to a statement ...

On the same day that 15 Jews were murdered on Bondi Beach in Australia, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) lit Hanukkah candles at home for the first time. Booker, who is black and not Jewish, married real ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hanukkah is an eight-day Jewish festival of lights that marks the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem. It's celebrated with ...

Beyond the traditional menorah lightings, Hanukkah will be celebrated in very different ways around the region. That includes a torchlit run, an LGBTQ+ event, a latke cook-off, reflections from a ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog gathered with the family of Ran Gvili, the final deceased Israeli hostage whose remains have yet to be returned from Gaza, on Sunday night ...

WASHINGTON — The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, also known as the "Festival of Lights," begins this weekend. Hanukkah commemorates the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem after a small group ...

“I’m sure that as you say and as Hanukkah says, the light will definitely overcome the darkness,” Zelensky told the rabbis. Ukraine’s Jewish president, Volodymyr Zelensky, lit candles with the country ...

The soft glow of candle light on the faces of the Temple Beth El’s congregation during Hanukkah is Rabbi Mark Miller’s favorite sight. Rabbi Miller, 56, will lead a ceremony Sunday evening to mark the ...

<2:16 ONCE WE LIGHT.. LET THERE BE LIGHT 2:27> This evening, people gathered at Maccabee's Kosher Deli in Des Moines to celebrate the first evening of Hanukkah. The deli held a Menorah lighting and ...

As tiny lights strung on trees cut through the darkness Dec. 16 at Skokie’s memorial park at Krier Plaza, a band of celebrants lit one more light: a Hanukkah candle on a menorah. Organizers ...