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Hanukkah is arguably the best-known of all the Jewish holidays, despite not being one of the high holidays. This year, however, Hanukkah has been in the news for more harrowing reasons.

The attempt comes despite the fact that the mayor stated earlier that he would do everything in his power to keep London's Jews safe, and had asked police to step up to cover Hanukkah events.

Amsterdam's Royal Concert Hall faced criticism last month after canceling a planned Hanukkah performance featuring cantor Shai Abramson. Following an uproar, organizers agreed to hold a public Hanukkah concert without him, alongside smaller private performances featuring Abramson earlier in the day

Berlin police said they were ramping up measures around the German capital's Brandenburg Gate, where a large electric menorah is being lit to mark the first night of Hanukkah.

Never spend your money before you have earned it. – Thomas Jefferson

Never spend your money before you have earned it. – Thomas Jefferson

This fried pastry is a cross between a Hanukkah doughnut – sufganiya in Hebrew – and a Spanish-style churro, with spices that impart a surprising aroma and flavor with every bite. It's perfect with special dips or sprinkled with powdered sugar

Last year marked ten years since the post-Holocaust revival of Amsterdam’s Hanukkah concert series.

“On this holiday, we must shine together the light of truth and our common values and vision for a just, pluralistic, and hate-free societ,” said Shay Salamon.

Both local police and the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) arrived quickly and launched an investigation into the attack.

The Sunday night candle lighting went ahead as planned, according to the Chabad, which it said spread "light, hope, and unity throughout our village."

Modern tradition assumes Hanukkah candles were born with the holiday but Josephus hadn't heard of them: It seems we borrowed them from the pagan Saturnalia

Hanukkah 2024 begins tonight, Wednesday evening, December 25, 2024 – coinciding in a rare convergence with Christmas Day – ushering in eight days of celebration, tradition, and light that will continue through Thursday, January 2, 2025. Each evening, Jewish families worldwide will gather to kindle the Hanukkah lights, commemorating both the miraculous lasting of a […]

President Joe Biden reaffirmed his unwavering support for Israel and pledged to continue working to free all remaining hostages during the White House Hanukkah reception Monday night, ABC News reported. "I know this year's Hanukkah falls on the hearts that are still very heavy. It's the second Hanukkah since the horrors of Oct. 7. Over […]

After extinguishing the candles in the parliament on December 12, Braun took to the podium where he described Hanukkah as "satanic" and said he was restoring "normality."

As Jewish communities around the US celebrated Hanukkah over the past week, stories of vandalism and destruction circulated as public menorahs were targeted.

Grzegorz Braun then took to the podium in the chamber where he described Hanukkah as "satanic".

Hanukkah is upon us. Not the comforting, all-purpose holiday version, but the historic conflict with deadly enemies, would-be friends and fierce partisans who own the only truth

Modern tradition assumes Hanukkah candles were born with the holiday but Josephus hadn’t heard of them: It seems we borrowed them from the pagan Saturnalia