The eight-day festival of lights, which begins this year on Sunday night, December 14, and will be celebrated through Monday, ...

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In Hebrew, Hanukkah means “dedication.” The holiday marks the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem nearly 2,200 years ago.

The towering menorah, certified by Guinness World Records, will be lit nightly during Chanukah from Dec. 14 through Dec. 21.

When we asked readers to share their pictures, we suspected that the local Jewish community was home to an abundance of these ...