Tag: hanukkah
Chai Lifeline Hanukkah party gives joy to children with serious illness
Children with serious illnesses and their families got into the Hanukkah spirit this past Sunday at Chai Lifeline’s annual party for the holiday. Sponsored by Chemed Health, the street fair-themed event at The Art...
White House unveils Hanukkah menorah as part of official Christmas decorations for first time
As part of its annual Christmas decorations tradition, the White House has unveiled a new addition: a menorah in celebration of Hanukkah.
The menorah is included in Cross Hall, a broad hallway on the first...
Israeli archaeologists say 2,200-year-old sling bullet possibly linked to Hanukkah story
Israeli researchers recently discovered a lead projectile dating from the Hellenistic period in the ancient palace at Yavne, an archaeological site in central Israel.
The 4.4 centimeter (1.7 inch) long projectile was designed to be...
US Postal Service celebrates Hanukkah with ‘forever’ stamp
American Judaica artist Jeanette Kuvin Oren is well-known for her work in many media. She designs unique Torah mantles, ark curtains, chuppah wedding canopies, ketubah marriage contracts, papercuts, stained glass and nearly any ritual object or decoration a...
In wake of anti-Semitic incidents, Hanukkah menorah-lightings evoke Jewish pride
The North MoPac Expressway runs up Austin’s west side, a busy, eight-lane artery that speaks to the city’s expanding suburbs and the extravagant consumption of space that is uniquely Texan. It’s not a place...
The unofficial guide to celebrating Hanukkah in Israel
Hanukkah is may people’s favorite Jewish holiday. And quite rightly so, since a main way to celebrate the festival involves eating mountains of deliciously fried foods day after day, as well as gifting rituals...
Stop complaining about Christmas trees and enjoy your own holiday
The “Ask Real Estate” column of The New York Times was faced with a thorny question from a reader this past week. Shortly before the start of Hanukkah, it was perhaps inevitable that the dilemma about which...
Eight delicious days: Israel welcomes back tourists for Hanukkah
Wait a minute, is that a … tour bus?
Why, yes it is. Because, after 18 months (but who’s counting?) of a tourism draught, Israelis are noticing the return of international visitors (some actually do...
British soccer team to host Premier League’s first Hanukkah event
Watford FC will be the first-ever Premier League club to host a Hanukkah celebration, the team has announced.
The sold-out gathering on Dec. 2 is also the first event organized by the club’s newly established Jewish...
How Judith became a Hanukkah heroine
Holding a sword in one hand and a severed head in the other, she is terrifying and beautiful, a personification of the feminine power to entice, destroy and redeem.
This is Judith, a pious Jewish...