WASHINGTON — The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, also known as the "Festival of Lights," begins this week. Hanukkah commemorates the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem after a small group ...

the number of candles that are lit tells you which night of the holiday it is. For example, on the first night of Hanukkah, a Menorah only has two branches lit - one branch for one night and ...

the local Jewish community gathered in Amherst for the first night of Hanukkah. For the 40th year, crowds from across the region came together for the annual menorah lighting at Tops International ...

The rabbis say the real message of Hanukkah is one of religious ... celebration and a custom to light the menorah. We start with one candle on the first night, and we go all the way till we ...

NEW HAVEN — The area welcomed the first night of Hanukkah with a celebration and communal menorah lighting on the New Haven Green Wednesday night. The festivities included music, hot latkes ...

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 ...

Celebrating the First Night of Hanukkah. There's nothing like enjoying the holidays along with others. "Hanukkah lasts eight days and there are eight candles on the menorah in addition to the ...

AMHERST, N.Y. (WKBW) — Chabad House of Buffalo celebrated the start of Hanukkah on Wednesday night by lighting a giant menorah in the Tops International Plaza on Maple Road. This year the first ...

ROCHESTER — For the first night of Hanukkah, a Rochester high school graduate returned to his hometown from Israel to light the menorah. Chabad of Southern Minnesota held a gathering Wednesday ...

A CROWD LIT THE FIRST CANDLE OF THE MENORAH AT MACCABEES ... Christmas Day, Dec. 25, also marks the first night of Hanukkah.Maccabee's Kosher Deli on Polk Boulevard in Des Moines invites people ...

Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light ...

Wednesday night marked the beginning of Hanukkah. READ MORE: <a href="https://www.rochesterfirst.com/community/community-events/first-night-of-hanukkah-menorah-lit-in ...