As we light the hanukkiah, we remember: The battle between light and darkness is ongoing. The Jewish people have a sacred mission, and every generation – and each of us – must rise to it.

lay the framework for a three-stage conflict between the Sons of Light--that is, members of the Yahad[1] (see 1QS 3:13)--and the Sons of Darkness. The first battle finds the adversaries led by the ...

It feels like a poignant painting of a battlefield, after a night of battle between light and darkness. It reads like an extension of the film’s own caption, “Succumb to darkness.” ...

From Los Angeles to New York, many Hanukkah events are drawing connections between ... their light to ours in a time of darkness has really moved people.” Some Jews who oppose the war are ...