I had originally composed a somewhat light-hearted D’var Torah for Hanukkah, presenting a humorously anachronistic debate if the Seleucid Empire was anti-Semitic or merely anti-Zionist. But in the ...

We’ve always been grateful for the generous inclusion of Hanukkah symbols among Christmas decorations, taking it as a well-meaning gesture intended to make Jews feel welcome during the holiday season.

Of all the holidays on the Jewish calendar, Chanukah, which began last Sunday evening, has always been one of my favorites. Even when I was younger and far less observant, I appreciated the holiday's ...

Judah Maccabee, his brothers and their band of the few miraculously defeated the large and mighty Seleucid Greek army of Antiochus IV Epiphanes and liberated Jerusalem and the Second Temple. They then ...

Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 stressed the importance of maintaining hope through crisis and believing in a “better future” amid a week marked by gun violence during a Monday night Hanukkah ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Jason Riley, Allysia Finley and Kim Strassel. Photo: Bonnie Cash/CNP/Zuma Press/Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images/Rogelio V. Solis/AP On ...

Rossella Tercatin is The Times of Israel's archaeology and religions reporter. Hanukkah, which begins on Sunday night, is a great holiday for those who like to immerse themselves in the tangible ...

Hanukkah, or Chanukah, pronounced Kha-nu-kah, began last evening, December 14, and ends on December 22. It is the Jewish eight-day winter ‘festival of lights’, celebrated with nightly candle-lighting, ...

Sunset on Sunday marks the start of Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish festival of lights, and Jewish communities across the region are set to mark the occasion by kindling public menorahs. Baltimore ...

Chanukah, commemorating the Maccabees’ revolt against the anti-Jewish Seleucids during the Second Temple period, is the most Zionist of Jewish holidays. In winning independence from their oppressors, ...

Jewish communities throughout Michigan are preparing to celebrate Hanukkah, the festival of lights, which gets underway this weekend. The eight-day Jewish festival honors a miracle amid the ...

Hanukkah (also spelled Chanukah) is a Jewish holiday that lasts for eight nights, usually in November or December. This year, it begins at sundown on Sunday, December 14, 2025 and ends with nightfall ...