Hanukkah is an eight-day Jewish festival of lights that marks the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem. It's celebrated with candle lighting, special prayers and fried food. Here's what to know ...

The crowd sings Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, during a Hanukkah menorah lighting at Payrow Plaza in Bethlehem. Monday was the second night of the eight-day Jewish Festival of Lights. Rabbi Rabbi Yaacov ...

Hanukkah, often referred to as the Jewish “festival of lights,” sees families and friends gather for eight consecutive nights to illuminate an additional candle in the menorah, a distinctive ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Rabbi Samuel Spector knew Hanukkah would be dark this year in a literal sense. The Jewish Festival of Lights fell on the darkest week for the Northern Hemisphere, on a week with ...

Many different winter holidays, including Chanukah, Kwanzaa and Yuletide, are celebrated in December alongside Christmas. Chanukah, the Jewish festival of lights, commemorates a story of resilience ...

US-- I'M ALLISON WISE. AND I'M BRANDON EVANS. A SHOOTING AT A CROWDED AUSTRALIAN BEACH IS BEING CALLED THE COUNTRY'S DEADLIEST IN NEARLY THIRTY YEARS. THIS HAPPENED AT "BONDI BEACH" DURING A ...

Celebrities are sharing photos of their celebration of the Festival of Lights, which takes place from Dec. 12 to Dec. 22. In the wake of a mass shooting on Dec. 14 that left 12 people dead and 29 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rabbi Yosef Kalmanson talked about the origin of the holiday, noting Hanukkah celebrates both a historical victory over the Syrian ...