Project Menorah was born out of a conversation between two friends — one Jewish, one not — as a way to show support for the community using the holiday symbol Lizzie Hyman is a Writer ...

The holiday season is upon us and that includes the eight-day Jewish holiday Hanukkah, known as the Festival of Lights. The word "Hanukkah" means "dedication" in Hebrew, and the holiday ...

Really want to nerd out on linguistics? In Hebrew, the word "Hanukkah" begins with the Hebrew letter Chet. Krisnsky prefers writing Hanukkah with an H instead of a C-H, because the latter is a ...

If you’ve heard of this holiday but don’t know much about it, fear not – we have picked six words that will give you a good understanding of the Hanukkah story and how Jewish families celebrate.

“Now I can tell you the story of it.” The Jewish story of Hanukkah. About 2,200 years ago, the Greeks marched into the Jewish people’s promised land where the Jewish people lived, to take ...

Every year in November or December, Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, is celebrated for eight days and nights in a row. The festival begins on the 25th day of Kislev, the ninth month in the ...

While not regarded as one of the major Jewish holidays, Hanukkah over time has become one of the most practiced festivals for ...