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Because Judaism uses a modified lunar calendar, rather than the familiar solar calendar, the secular dates of Hanukkah vary from year to year.

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It is not a coincidence that Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, which Jews around the world are celebrating this week, occurs during the darkest time of the year. It is only against the darkness ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Mendon Town Hall on West Main Street will hold a public menorah lighting on Wednesday to mark the eighth and final night of Hanukkah. The ceremony begins at 4:30 p.m. and ...

More than 400 bereaved Israeli youth were treated to an unforgettable Hanukkah surprise when Israeli superstar and war hero Idan Amedi arrived by helicopter for a private performance at their ...

An attack on a Hanukkah menorah that had paint thrown over it and some of its branches ripped down is being treated as a hate crime. The menorah in Bricket Wood, Hertfordshire, was vandalised on ...

Jewish devotees of the New York Times’ game Strands came in for a shock on Sunday, when the day’s puzzle offered up a Hanukkah theme — and then seemed to botch it. Strands is a word-search ...

send Hanukkah cards and attend Hanukkah parties. Some Jews even have a Hanukkah bush. The Hanukkah bush will usually have a star of David on top of the tree. The many connections between Hanukkah and ...

Courtesy of Mendel Kesselman A menorah was found vandalized in Uptown Gig Harbor at the start of Hanukkah, sparking an investigation of the incident as a malicious mischief offense and potential ...

In liberal, Jewish households, Hanukkah has always been something of an embarrassment. First, there’s the unavoidable truth that Hannukah is no match for Christmas. Liturgically speaking ...