Aaron Koller from New York has been appointed to the historic role which was inaugurated by Henry VIII in 1540 ...

In a vibrant Baghdad district, labourers are working tirelessly to repair the centuries-old shrine of a revered rabbi in an ...

The event commemorates a period in Jewish history when Assyrian-Greeks took ... Despite having a one-day supply of oil to light the menorah in the temple, it stayed lit for eight days.

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 ...

The Menorah is a candleholder with multiple branches ... distributes information about the past and present of Jewish history across America, but it also holds special virtual exhibits about ...

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas lead a public menorah lighting commemorating the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Lewis says Jewish communities have remained safe in history during times of strife ...

Jewish people light one branch of the menorah for eight days to commemorate this history and observe the holiday. Saadia Weingarten, Rabbi of Chabad of Western Michigan, says the public menorah ...

A menorah is lit each night of the holiday The ... No. It is only in recent decades, the History Channel reports, that ...

The menorah in Kennedy Plaza in Long Beach reaches ... Jewish pride at one of the most difficult times in Israel’s history. "I think it is important for the Jewish community to have something ...

MICHELLE LYNCH – READING EAGLE The city’s electric menorah is programmed to automatically light at sunset with an additional candle each day of the festival. Michelson shared the history and ...