Lighting the menorah candles is one of the most common Hanukkah traditions. Even if you don’t know much about the Jewish religion, you probably recognize the candelabras that appear in windows ...

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 ...

The menorah features eight candles — one for each day of the holiday ... “Chabad and Hillel provide a home away from home for Jewish students where we can celebrate the Jewish holidays ...

"Just as with Christmas, Hanukkah usually takes place on the longest nights of the year. It's a time of year when we need more light than ever. Little did the ancient Jews know, their descendants ...

Within the Holy Temple in Jerusalem was a menorah, a candelabra with seven ... and it’s commemorated each year during Hanukkah. A ninth candle (placed in the centre of the hanukkiah) is used ...

Jews have celebrated the eight days of Hanukkah, which means dedication. And we light candles to remember the miracle. We use a special candlestick called a hanukkiah, which is like a menorah, but ...

Every year in November or December, Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, is celebrated for eight days and nights in a row. The festival begins on the 25th day of Kislev, the ninth month in the ...

Hanukkah is the Festival of Lights, joyously celebrated by Jewish families lighting one candle of the Menorah candelabrum for eight days. It is in remembrance of their small army of Maccabees who ...