The special menorah used for Hanukkah has eight branches, with a ninth place for the candle called shamash from which all others are lit. The tradition calls for candles with a real flame ...

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 nine candles and is used during Hanukkah ...

Miracles and Peace' “This Hanukkah, many Jews must reconcile their fear of violence with the very public, centuries-old tradition of placing menorahs in their windows during the holiday,” the ...

A silver menorah shines in the candlelight ... So why are blue and white the de facto Hanukkah colors? The connection may have roots in poetry. In 1864, the Austrian Jewish poet Ludwig August ...

During this week and a day, she will transform Rocky's into a Hanukkah haven; invent drinks with names like "bourbon shamash" (that's the candle that lights the other candles on the menorah ...

I am referring to the ritual cleaning of the hanukkiyah, the Hanukkah menorah. The sacred de-waxing. Normally, like many people, I would have put the Hanukkah menorah away the morning after ...

Dec. 7, 2023 Decades later, I stand in my cul-de-sac and stare at ... not least at Hanukkah, often called the “Festival of Lights.” The menorah represented eternal light and divine presence ...

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier joined in the lighting of the Hanukkah menorah, a nine-branched candelabrum used during the so-called Festival of Lights, which belonged to the Posners ...

We’ve added two new menorahs to this guide—a sleek silver one and a Lego-like one for kids. December 2024 According to Jewish tradition, Hanukkah is technically not a major holiday.

“Everybody gather round,” says Sam, about to light the menorah on Hanukkah night one. “What if we’re not Jewish?” asks Anthony. “Everybody means everybody,” Sam replies. “The ...