Catholic university in Poland hosts candle-lighting on last day of Chanukah It is the third time that the menorah has been kindled together by interfaith groups in Lublin. Jan. 2, 2025
Herzog lights eighth Chanukah candle with freed hostages The Israeli president asked for forgiveness and offered words of encouragement, comfort and hope. Jan. 2, 2025
Chabad’s public menorahs a constant in Chanukah celebrations worldwide Five Chabad rabbis erected the first public menorah in Philadelphia in 1974. Now, 50 years later, roughly 15,000 giant menorahs are lit annually in public squares from Washington, D.C., to Melbourne, Australia. Dovid Margolin Dec. 26, 2024
The real message of Chanukah To avoid both destruction and assimilation, Jews have to fight for who they are and what they stand for. Melanie Phillips Dec. 26, 2024
Miracles then and now Chanukah reminds us to keep the fires burning. Rabbi Yossy Goldman Dec. 26, 2024
Huge ‘chanukiyah’ with 25,000 balloons at Israeli hospital The display at Schneider Children's Medical Center also features a gigantic yellow ribbon for the hostages in Gaza. Dec. 26, 2024
Ben-Gvir makes Chanukah trip to Temple Mount "This morning, I ascended to the site of our Holy Temple to pray for the safety of our soldiers, the swift return of all the hostages, and absolute victory, with God's help." JNS Staff Dec. 26, 2024
Needed: A little more ‘Three Wise Men’ wisdom Let’s inject more objective, fact-based, ecumenical knowledge into the regional equation, which would achieve much for religiously motivated supporters (and opponents) of Zionism. Yisrael Medad Dec. 25, 2024