A few years ago, a rabbi visited a school in Alaska to speak about Judaism. At the end of his lecture, he asked if anyone in the room was Jewish. A young girl timidly raised her hand and declared ...

Lighting the menorah candles is one of the most common Hanukkah traditions. Even if you don’t know much about the Jewish religion, you probably recognize the candelabras that appear in windows ...

Jewish women light shabbat (shabbos) candles every Friday night. This is a very special time when we take a deep breath, pause, and truly connect with Hashem (G-d), our Creator. This mitzvah is a ...

(JTA) — Soon after Rabbi Moti Grumach moved to Kyoto, Japan, about three years ago to serve as an emissary there for the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, he realized that a local craft dovetailed ...

Hanukkah (or Chanukah) is the Jewish festival of lights. It lasts for eight days and, in 2024, will be celebrated from 25 December to 2 January 2025. Judaism follows a lunar calendar, so holiday ...