As the holiday season approaches, many Jewish families are preparing to celebrate Hanukkah, known as the Festival of Lights (which begins this year on Wednesday, Dec. 25), with the lighting of the ...

fits standard-size menorah candles. It’s sold by the Jewish Museum Shop, which also offers scores of other menorah designs. Also from Chai Modern, this bright, playful resin menorah (available ...

The menorah represented eternal light and divine presence in the ancient temple, and Hanukkah celebrates the miracle of a single day’s oil lasting eight. The public lighting of candles shares ...

A small band of Jewish warriors, led by Judah Maccabee, rebelled. When the battle was won, the Maccabees set out to rededicate the temple, which involved lighting candles on a menorah (a branched ...

One candle is lit each day of Hanukkah. The menorah is usually placed in a window or a doorway. The holiday celebrates the triumph of a Maccabees in reclaiming their temple after it was desecrated ...

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 Wednesday, Dec. 25, and ends with nightfall on ...

Candles are lighted each night in a special candelabra called a Hanukkah Menorah that holds nine candles. Here are some community celebrations: Hanukkah Celebration: Chabad La Costa hosts a ...

One candle is lit each day of Hanukkah. The menorah is usually placed in a window or a doorway. A spinning top with letters printed on its side was played in both Germany and England starting in ...