The holiday season is upon us and that includes the eight-day Jewish holiday Hanukkah, known as the Festival of Lights. The word "Hanukkah" means "dedication" in Hebrew, and the holiday ...

Teri McGuire, MA'16, wrote her master's thesis on the impact 'The Rugrats' had on Jewish children. Unsurprisingly, the Hanukkah-themed episode holds a special place. Christmas Trees in Jewish Homes: A ...

Miracles and Peace' “This Hanukkah, many Jews must reconcile their fear of violence with the very public, centuries-old tradition of placing menorahs in their windows during the holiday,” the ...

But my dad didn’t really pass it down to me. My family doesn’t really practice Judaism religiously at all. We try to do Hanukkah and sometimes we’ll do holidays with my grandparents.

“Llamas are particularly adorable, and they’re easy to dress up in Hanukkah fashion, whether it’s sweaters or scarves, or kippot,” offered Rabbi Yael Buechler, a designer of Jewish holiday ...

While not regarded as one of the major Jewish holidays, Hanukkah over time has become one of the most practiced festivals for Jews in North America. It is when Jewish identity is most likely to be ...

When it comes to Jewish holidays, their associated food and the media, Passover and Hanukkah get all the love. Purim, which ...

It took three attempts — with the crowd’s encouraging laughter — but Monday night marked the first time a Lehigh University president helped light a menorah to mark Hanukkah. About 100 ...

Two men have been charged in connection to damage of a Hanukkah menorah displayed on a Connecticut town Green, according to ...