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As Hanukkah approaches, the metro Phoenix Jewish community is gearing up for a series of festive events that promise to add sparkle to the season. From menorah lighting ceremonies to community ...
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 ...
The menorah, a symbol of hope, resilience, and faith, holds a prominent place in Jewish tradition. Its flickering flames during Hanukkah represent the miracle of light that lasted eight days ...
Harvard forces a Jewish student group to hide its menorah each night after its lighting over fears of vandalism that “won’t look good” for the Ivy League school, the rabbi of Harvard Chabad ...
The first light on a 13-foot tall menorah was lit using a hydraulic lift outside the State House in Concord on Wednesday to mark the first night of Hanukkah.Chabad Lubavitch organized the display ...
A brass menorah memorialized in a historic photo from Nazi-era Germany has returned to the country for the first time since the Jewish family it belonged to escaped with their lives nearly 90 ...
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 ...
While certain symbols of the holiday like the menorah (a decorative candelabra) and the dreidel (a four-sided spinning top) may be more easily recognizable in popular culture, there is plenty more ...
Lighting the menorah candles is one of the most common Hanukkah traditions. Even if you don’t know much about the Jewish religion, you probably recognize the candelabras that appear in windows ...
According to Chabad.org, it is an eight-day Jewish “festival of lights” celebrated with a menorah lighting, special prayers and fried food. “Hanukkah” in Hebrew means “dedication” and ...
For over a decade, Metro Detroit's Jewish community has come together at Campus Martius on the first night of Hanukkah for Menorah in the D. This is the 14th year Menorah in the D has taken place ...