The famous dispute between the Sages is another instance where Hillel's school of thought sees the world as it is, Shammai's sees the world as it should ideally be. In today’s imperfect world ...

During each night of Hanukkah, you light one candle for each night plus an additional one called the shamash, the "helper" candle, which is lit first each night and used to light all the others.

CBS News' Miami's Trish Christakis is in South Beach where a 9-foot menorah will be lit on the first night of Hanukkah, which coincides this year with Christmas. Holiday food treats include jelly ...

LONGMEADOW, Mass. (WWLP) – The first night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah is underway. On the first night of Hanukkah, one candle is lit from the eight candle menorah and there is a story behind ...

Yes, the first day of Hanukkah is on Christmas ... there are 24 spellings for Hanukkah, during which Jews light candles on a menorah to celebrate the miracle of a one-day oil supply lasting ...

JERUSALEM (JTA) — About 100 women gathered at the Western Wall to light Hanukkah candles ... section of the Western Wall plaza, where the first candle was lit by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

This Christmas, as presents are being put away and holiday dinners wind down, Jewish families will light their first Hanukkah candle — marking only the fifth time since 1900 that these ...

For 11-year old Beti, from Cardiff, this is the first time she will celebrate ... which is why Jews light a candle every day of Hanukkah The Hanukiah symbolises how God looked after the Jewish ...

Today, Sophia will do something new for the first time, but what will it be? Sophia’s Mum: Sophia, do you know why we’re making candles? Sophia: Yes. Because… because it is Hanukkah.

At a White House candle lighting ceremony Wednesday ... Emergence from the pandemic was another theme this Hanukkah week: On the first night of Hanukkah, American Friends of Lubavitch presided ...

This year, Christmas Day and the first day of Hanukkah coincide ... and it is joyfully celebrated with candle lighting and songs. The festival is a call for Jews to rededicate their lives to ...