IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — December 25 is the first day of Hanukkah in 2024, and southeast Idaho’s Jewish community held a third annual Hanukkah celebration in Idaho Falls. A menorah was lit ...

In the past few weeks, the IDF Rabbinate worked to distribute more than 120,000 aluminum menorahs and colored candles to IDF bases and soldier encampments throughout the country, from north to ...

The center candle, known as the shamash, sits higher than the other candles. One candle is lit each day of Hanukkah. The menorah is usually placed in a window or a doorway. 2.

The menorah in Kennedy Plaza in Long Beach reaches 27 feet high and is so tall that rabbis must ride a fire department cherry picker to light the candles.

Attendees of a menorah lighting ceremony on Nov. 28, 2021 in downtown Columbus help each other light candles during the program. Darrell Roaden Special to the Ledger-Enquirer ...

Attendees of a menorah lighting ceremony on Nov. 28, 2021 in downtown Columbus help each other light candles during the program. Darrell Roaden Special to the Ledger-Enquirer ...

SAN DIEGO Hanukkah and Menorah Lighting: A public menorah lighting will be at 5 p.m. Dec. 26 in the Central Promenade at Liberty Station to commemorate the first night of Hanukkah.

Public menorahs have also been the scenes of dramatic incidents in Europe. In Poland, a far-right member of parliament shocked the chamber when he used a fire extinguisher to blow out the candles ...