The chapter “Bet HaBechirah,” on the laws of the Temple and its utensils, contains a copy of a drawing by the author of the book, Moses Maimonides, aka the Rambam, of a menorah with straight ...

In an extended digression to the mishnah’s remark that menorah’s limbs and lamps must all be intact for any of them to be valid (Menahot 3:7), Maimonides says that he has seen fit to draw the ...

Designed by Israeli artist Yaacov Agam and inspired by Maimonides’ depiction of the original menorah in the Holy Temple, the menorah holds the Guinness World Record for its towering height.

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 ...

Four people have been arrested on suspicion of contorting a Chandler family's decorative light-up menorah into a swastika in December. Chandler police responded early on Dec. 30 after Naomi and ...

Hanukkah in New York is about to get lit. As per tradition, the world’s largest Hanukkah menorah (also called a hanukkiah) has taken up residency in Manhattan’s Grand Army Plaza, in Central ...

WASHINGTON — For Washington, D.C. the start of Hanukkah also means the lighting of the 30-foot National Menorah on the Ellipse, in front of the White House. And as of Tuesday afternoon ...

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 ...

FAIRFIELD — For the first time in Fairfield's history, a menorah is lighting up the town green alongside a Christmas tree during its annual holiday ceremony Saturday night. The 12-foot-tall ...

Starting on Dec. 25 and going until Jan. 2, some Jewish people in West Michigan will be celebrating Hanukkah beside a 20-foot menorah in Calder Plaza in downtown Grand Rapids. Hanukkah celebrates ...