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 ...

The world's largest Hanukkah Menorah before it is lit on the first night of Hannukah at Grand Army Plaza on December 18, 2022, in New York City. Some towns have removed Jewish symbols amid Israel's ...

Outside a volunteer firehouse in northern Baltimore County, dozens of people will gather Sunday night for a ceremony that brings to life an old Jewish proverb: A little bit of light pushes away a l… ...

Kulbersh acknowledged that some view the use of Jewish religious symbols by non-Jews as problematic — or even cultural appropriation. He emphasized that Project Menorah is different.

7 facts about menorahs, the most enduring symbol of the Jewish people Yeshiva University Professor Steven Fine’s new book illuminates the candelabra’s 3,000-year history — from tabernacle to ...

Grapes have always been our family symbol since our name is Geffen (which means grapevine in Hebrew). Our patriarch, Rav Tuvia Geffen z’l, used to quote a midrash which focused on the grape vine.