Yes, the first day of Hanukkah is on Christmas this year, Dec. 25. It begins at sundown. Hanukkah ends at sundown on Jan. 2. Why is Hanukkah so late this year? Hanukkah always begins on the 25th ...

The Hanukkah menorah, or hanukkiah, is one of the religious objects most commonly found in the Jewish home. The tradition of building up to lighting eight oil lamps (plus one shamash, or servitor ...

Celebrities. Blake Lively vs. Justin Baldoni: Amber Heard joins the drama with a cryptic warning AHanukkah menorah, sometimes known as a Hanukkiah, is a candelabrum that can support a total of ...

It is celebrated among families and friends by singing songs, giving blessings, telling stories, playing games and eating special foods, but most importantly, it’s celebrated by lighting the candles ...

On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah — a multibranched candelabra. Watch the lighting ceremony at 4 p.m. EST in our ...

Last December, a congregant emailed me a photograph of her living room window decorated with an Israeli flag and a Chanukah menorah. “In my window like you said we’re supposed to do,” she wrote.

Last week, a group of Howard County officials and I put up a menorah display in Cooksville, Maryland. Standing in front of the Gary Arthur Community Center, this nine-foot-tall menorah will be lit ...

The first night of Hanukkah was a joyous one in Brooklyn, as hundreds of people from all over the country gathered to light the borough’s largest menorah in Grand Army Plaza. It was a cold night, said ...

In the middle of Art Display Co.’s large warehouse in Capitol Heights, Maryland, the National Menorah sits between a Hummer sign and signage for an Inova facility. The latest iteration comes in ...

A decision by Lake Forest officials limiting the presence of a Menorah in Market Square this year is drawing criticism from some residents who believe the traditional Hanukkah symbol should be in ...

Chanukah Menorah candles burning glowing in front of window a dark at night 1. A menorah is lit each night of the holiday The holiday commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in ...