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 ...

A rare, 4th-century CE ceramic oil lamp recently discovered during Israeli Antiquities Authorities excavations near the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem will be displayed to the public for the first ...

The Jewish Agency for Israel is organizing the world’s largest digital menorah this Hanukkah, connecting Jewish communities from every corner of the globe. From Kiryat Shmona to Melbourne ...

Here’s how it works. Archaeologists in Jerusalem have discovered a 1,700-year-old oil lamp decorated with rare Jewish artwork, including a unique menorah — a surprise given that the Roman ...

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 ...

The Posner family – and their Hanukkah Menorah – escaped Germany in 1933 and arrived in Eretz Israel in 1934. Ninety-two years later, the Posner family menorah is on permanent display at Yad ...

The event will feature Leat Corrine, whose cousin, Omer Shem Tov, is one of the Israeli hostages still held captive by Hamas. Last year's menorah lighting also featured some family members of ...

The Menorah is a candleholder with multiple branches ... as an opportunity to learn more about Salt Lake City's Jewish neighbors and acknowledge its existence in Salt Lake City and surrounding ...

Each tale dramatizes Israelis' positive reactions to one of the darkest days in Jewish history, the savage attack upon their ...