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U.S. President Donald Trump addresses guests at the second Hanukkah party the White House hosted on Dec. 6, 2018. Credit: Jackson Richman/JNS.

Father of daughter killed in Parkland shooting lights White House menorah

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WASHINGTON–Ten months after losing their daughter Meadow in the mass shooting at Majory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., Andrew Pollack and his family stood alongside U.S. President Donald Trump as he lit...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lights the Hannukah menorah at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Dec. 6, 2018, with U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman watching. Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO.

Netanyahu, Friedman light Hannukah menorah at Western Wall

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, along with Israeli soldiers, lit the menorah at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Thursday to commemorate the fifth night of Hanukkah. “There...
A replica of the Jewish Temple's menorah, made by The Temple Institute in Israel. Credit: The Temple Institute, Jewish Quarter, Jerusalem via Wikimedia Commons.

US President Donald Trump wishes the Jewish people a ‘Happy Hanukkah’

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U.S. President Donald Trump released a statement wishing Jews a “blessed and happy Hanukkah” in honor of the first of eight lights lit on Sunday night. “Melania and I send our warmest greetings to our...
Young Israelis light candles for the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah at a bar in Tel Aviv on Dec. 8, 2015. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Study of American, Israeli Jews shows differences in Hanukkah observance

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A new study reveals that Hanukkah holds different levels of importance to Israeli Jews than American Jews, and highlights disparities in participation between Jews in the two countries. According to the newest Jewish People Policy...
A collage of Hanukkah crafts projects for children. Credit: Pinterest.

8 ways to celebrate Hanukkah that don’t involve gifts

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Despite Hanukkah being one of the few Jewish holidays not mentioned in the Torah, it gets a lot of play—pun intended. Shmuel Arnold of Baltimore recalls how while growing up in a secular Jewish...

Bohemian Channukah, an adaptation to Queen’s classic.

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United by a strong Jewish identity and driven by the mission of connecting Jews from all over the world with their heritage through music, the a cappella professional group Six13 is the origin of...

Israel and U.S. share Hanukkah stamp design

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By now, many people have noticed that on sale at the U.S. Post Office is this year’s Hanukkah stamp, which features a papercut version of the 9-branched menorah (one arm being the shamash) set...
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Hanukkah Humor

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Hanukkah, known as the reason why people say “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas,” has a rich history dating back to about the early 1950s. What started as a minor, non-religious holiday got swollen...
Candles on the first night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Mea Shearim. Hanukkah, also known as the “Festival of Lights,” is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple. The festival is observed by the kindling of the lights of a “hanukkiyah,” a nine-branched candelabrum with one additional light being lit on each night of the holiday. Dec. 24, 2016. Photo by Sebi Berens/Flash90.

Keepin’ Hanukkah with traditional Scottish ‘keepin’ cakes’

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Get ready to light the first Hanukkah candle, sing songs, play dreidel games, and, of course, eat. (Hanukkah takes place this year starting on the evening of Sunday, Dec. 2, and lasting through the...

The Hanukkah connection: Sharing the light with far-away family

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For generations, lighting the Hanukkah candles together has been the stuff lifelong memories are made of. But today’s far-flung families are increasingly challenged to share the sight of the candles aglow, the sound of...