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Rooftile fragments discovered at the Giv‘ati Parking Lot Excavation in Jerusalem. Photo by Emil Aladjem/IAA.

Ancient Jerusalem roof tiles provide a link to Hanukkah story

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Roof tiles dating back over 2,000 years uncovered just outside the Old City of Jerusalem provide a tangible connection to the story of Hanukkah, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Wednesday. The 16 ceramic tile...
Former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir flanked by his wife, Shulamit, and a hostess lighting Hanukkah candles on their return flight from Washington, on Feb. 12,1983. Credit: GPO.

Hannukah reminds Jewish people of their faith

Hanukkah reminds the Jewish people of their dedication to faith, and of their eternal right and connection to the land of Israel. During 25 years of battles, 2,200 years ago (166 BCE–139 BCE), a tiny...

Hanukkah lockdown? Grab a hold of good reads for all ages

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As Jews are often referred to as people of the book, it’s no wonder readers top the Hanukkah gift list. Luckily, a whole host of new and recent books have been released from authors...
Distant Cousins, the popular Los Angeles-based band. Credit: Courtesy Distant Cousins.

Band places impressive song in impressive Hanukkah film

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The latest entry to the ever-growing musical category of “modern Hanukkah songs” has arrived. Distant Cousins—the popular Los Angeles-based band featuring former Blue Fringe frontman Dov Rosenblatt, Moshav’s Duvid Swirsky and singer-songwriter Ami Kozak—has a...
The Posner family's Hanukkah menorah pictured in 1931. Source: Yad Vashem.

Menorah from iconic 1931 photograph returns to Germany

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A brass menorah from a famous photograph taken during the rise of the Nazis made its way back to Germany for a Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremony in Berlin attended by the country’s president. “This light is...
The massive LEGO menorah with Yitzchok Kasowitz (left), founder of Jbrick, and the manager of LEGO Store Tel Aviv. Source: Courtesy of Yitzchok Kasowitz.

Is this the largest LEGO menorah in the world?

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A Tel Aviv LEGO store has secured what is believed to be the largest-ever LEGO menorah. Located in the Dizengoff Center, LEGO Store Tel Aviv in July became the first official LEGO store to open...
U.S. President Joe Biden welcomes Israeli President Isaac Herzog to the Oval Office, Oct. 26, 2022. Source: POTUS/Twitter.

Biden: Silence in face of ‘vile and venom’ of antisemitism is complicity

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U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday denounced the pervasiveness and destructiveness of antisemitism in America and around the world, at a gathering at the White House marking Hanukkah. “This year’s Hanukkah arrival—arrives in the midst...
Israeli actress Noa Tishby. Courtesy of FIDF.

Jewish influencers and Israeli soldiers to light Hanukkah candles together

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In celebration of the eight nights of Hanukkah that begin on Sunday evening, Friends of the IDF (FIDF) has announced a campaign to show solidarity with those who keep the miracle of the Jewish...
A Hanukkah menorah in Jerusalem, Dec. 16, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Everyone knows ‘Ma’oz Tzur,’ except they don’t

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The lights are kindled, the shamash is returned to its place and the family breaks into song: It is a rousing, march-like melody that is the aural equivalent of the menorah’s light—energy, joy and hope in...
A 2,200-year-old cache of silver coins found in the Judean Desert. Photo by Shai Halevi/Israel Antiquities Authority.

2,200-year-old coins first evidence in Judean desert of Maccabean revolt

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Israeli archaeologists have discovered a small hoard of silver coins in the Judean Desert dating to the reign of Antioch IV, the ruler of the Seleucid Empire at the time of the rebellion of...