LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – Jews around the world are marking the start of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, which celebrates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in the second century B.C.

(AP) — Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one ...

The $14.5 million overhaul is the museum’s most ambitious in three decades The Jewish Museum is about to flip the switch on a $14.5-million transformation—and fittingly, it’s all about light. On ...

As Hanukkah festivities spark up around the world, the families of hostages captured by Hamas during its 2023 attack on Israel say there’s little to celebrate as the second holiday season without ...

As Adam Sandler once sang, it’s “so much funukkah” to celebrate Hanukkah. The menorahs have been lit, since we’re in the thick of the eight-day Jewish holiday this year. If you’ve already eaten latkes ...

Known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day holiday of Hanukkah celebrates the rise of the Jewish people against Greek-Syrian oppressors more than 2,000 years ago. As the island's Jewish residents ...

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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Although Dec. 25 is known for celebrating Christmas, this year it is also a day for celebrating another special holiday, which is the first night of Hanukkah. It’s been ...

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco celebrated the first night of Hanukkah, which happened to fall on Christmas Day this year, at a star-studded Festival of Lights party in New York City on Wednesday. The ...

Advent calendars make it even more fun to savor the anticipation of the holiday season, with anywhere from 12 to 25 daily ...

Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional ...