2000 years on, search for Temple menorah continues
For generations, researchers have tried to track down the location of the menorah that was used in the Second Temple. ...
Tag: Hanukkah
Erasing Jewish history, courtesy of European-Palestinian collaboration
For thousands of years, conquerors tried to sever our ties to the Land of Israel without success. A new EU ...
How Hanukkah was saved from oblivion and became a holiday
The Hasmonean Revolt was extinguished and its achievements lost. The Hellenists returned to the temple, hunted down their enemies, and ...
$1.7M raised for wounded IDF soldiers at NYC event
Some 500 supporters gathered for the Belev Echad annual dinner in support of wounded IDF veterans.
From Siberia to the Cayman Islands: Hanukkah lights up the world
Some 5,100 Chabad activists in 106 countries worked hard to bring the light of Hanukkah to their corner of the ...
Deni Avdija adds Hanukkah cheer to strong start of NBA season
“It is just good vibes, this holiday in Israel when I was growing up. You had sufganiyot everywhere, songs, menorahs. ...
Did events that inspired Hanukkah create Jewish culture as we know it?
In a new book, veteran archaeologist Professor Ronny Rich explores what archaeological evidence says about how the Maccabees’ victory influenced ...
Hungarian Jewry celebrates Hanukkah 'with utmost caution'
Outdoor candle-lighting events bring the Jewish community together in capital Budapest and other cities across the central European country.
First known dreidels in Mandarin produced for Kaifeng Jews
"At its peak, during the Ming Dynasty, Kaifeng had as many as 5,000 Jews," says Michael Freund, founder and chairman ...
Bidens, Harris, Emhoff hold 'family' Hanukkah celebration at White House
"Whether it's in the temple of Jerusalem or the temple of our democracy, nothing broken or profaned is beyond repair, ...