Archaeologists working at Ostia Antica, an ancient Roman port city, have discovered the oldest Jewish ritual bath outside of the Middle East, along with an oil lamp decorated with a menorah dated ...

The Torah offers a long, detailed and rich description of what these gifts should be. God tells the people to bring everything from gold to dolphin skins. God offers detailed instructions for building ...

The menorah has seven branches, symbolizing those used only in the Second Temple, a holy place for Jews in Jerusalem that the Romans had destroyed in A.D. 70.

It depicts a procession of Jewish slaves carrying gold items from the Temple in Jerusalem; most prominent among them is the Menorah. The Arch was built over the actual route the Jewish slaves took ...

1. A menorah is lit each night of the holiday The holiday commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem during the second century B.C. Although there was only enough oil to keep ...

People gathered for the Chanukah at the Park menorah lighting and concert event at Klyde Warren Park in Dallas, Dec. 18, 2022. The annual event features the lighting of a large pink menorah.

Menorah lighting led by Rabbi Joseph Prass of Congregation Ner Tamid with Hanukkah music, raffles, prizes, free hot chocolate, doughnuts, latkes and chocolate gelt drop. 6:30 p.m. Dec. 28.

According to tenement.org, the oil of the menorah remained aflame for eight days despite only being enough for a single day after the Second Temple of Jerusalem had been ransacked.

According to tenement.org, the oil of the menorah remained aflame for eight days despite only being enough for a single day after the Second Temple of Jerusalem had been ransacked.

Learn the history of common Hanukkah traditions that make up the Festival of Lights, and get great ideas for your Hanukkah celebration.