"The menorah was designed according to a hand drawing by Maimonides based on the original Menorah in the Holy Temple of Jerusalem and is the largest size permitted by Halacha-Jewish law." ...

Mayor Eric Adams will be on hand Monday night to help light the world's largest menorah. Adams will help light the 36-foot-tall menorah during a ceremony on the fifth night of Hanukkah.

made by Maimonides, Chabad’s menorah’s branches are not curved — but straight. In “Straightening Out the Menorah,” Jewish Review of Books, 12/25/34, Reviel Netz writes: ...

The menorah brought light to the mishkan (Tabernacle) to ensure that the Kohanim would see and do their jobs properly. ... Rambam, Shabbat 30:5 states: ...

This year, Hanukkah will be celebrated from Dec. 25, 2024, through Jan. 2, 2025.

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.

A decision by Lake Forest officials limiting the presence of a Menorah in Market Square this year is drawing criticism from some residents who believe the traditional Hanukkah symbol should be in p… ...

A n over 1,500-year-old column capital decorated with an eight-branched menorah is set to be revealed to the public for the first time at the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein National Campus for the ...

A surfboard menorah was lit at sundown on Sunday, Dec. 29, representing the fifth night of Hanukkah and a public statement of Jewish pride and perseverance in the face of many challenges.. The ...

WASHINGTON — For Washington, D.C. the start of Hanukkah also means the lighting of the 30-foot National Menorah on the Ellipse, in front of the White House. And as of Tuesday afternoon, there is ...