Assimilation no doubt played a role in making Hanukkah the commercialized holiday it is today. But other factors shaped the ...

Hanukkah is not the Jewish Christmas ... with accompanying prayers – more akin to a Christian Advent wreath than to the holly decking the halls. Much of my Jewish studies and gender research focuses ...

To anyone who thinks Advent calendars are only for December, think again, because Jeremy Clarkson has one for… January. The former Top Gear presenter, 64, has launched his latest business ...

SATELLITE BEACH — Brevard County residents may see some slight delays this afternoon as the annual Hanukkah Parade — with cars adorned with the eight-branch menorah attached to vehicles ...

The story of Hanukkah – a small group of Jews resisting assimilation and foreign domination – resonates deeply with the challenges faced by Jews in the Diaspora. THE FIFTH night of Hanukkah ...

The dates of the holiday are based on Hebrew month of Kislev, which usually coincides with November-December in the Gregorian calendar. This year, Hanukkah is celebrated from December 25 ...

JTA — Jewish devotees of the New York Times’ game Strands came in for a shock on Sunday, when the day’s puzzle offered up a Hanukkah theme — and then seemed to botch it. Strands is a word ...

TONIGHT, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE CAME OUT TO CELEBRATE HANUKKAH AT THE CHABAD OF SOUTH ORLANDO AS WESH 2’S TONY ATKINS REPORTS, THE SHOW WENT ON EVEN AS THE RAIN PASSED THROUGH. WHAT A WAY TO ...