Chanukah Has Had Jews Arguing About Jewish and Israeli Military Force for Centuries The holiday’s fraught history has long foreshadowed the debates roiling today. By Rabbi Jill Jacobs.

Celebrating Chanukah, the season of light, love, and giving, with eight magical nights to celebrate tradition and family while sharing thoughtful gifts that bring joy to everyone is the BEST.

Chanukah is coming amid ceaseless heartbreak and horror. So, on the fourth night of Chanukah this year, I will be fasting alongside a group of Jews and others committed to Palestine solidarity.

The festival of Chanukah commemorates the Maccabees’ victory over the Syrian tyrant Antiochus IV, who had conquered Jerusalem and seized the Temple in his efforts to Hellenize Judea.

But, because the date almost always falls around Christmas, Chanukah has taken on some of the same trappings of Christmas, with presents and decor and traditional foods, all of which is weird in the ...

As Israel enters the third month of its war against Hamas, fundraising efforts to provide Israeli soldiers on the frontlines with the means to celebrate Chanukah have multiplied.

MUSIC - "Chanukah, oh Chanukah" Elliott Forrest: Chanukah, a festival of freedom, family, and food. I'm Elliott Forrest; welcome to "Chanukah Memories and Melodies." In this hour we'll hear from six ...

In other words, Chanukah can not only be regarded as an anti-Zionist celebration (as it rejects all nationalisms), but as an anti-imperialist, anti-racist, and anti-capitalist one, too.

The Grand Menorah lighting is scheduled on Thursday, Dec. 26, at 4 p.m. at the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas, according to officials from Chabad of Southern Nevada.

Chanukah or Hanukkah, depending on the choice of spelling, is an annual, eight-day Jewish tradition called the Festival of Lights that began on Dec. 25 and runs through Jan. 2.

This year’s Chanukah arrived right at the end of finals week, but that didn’t stop UChicago’s Jewish community from coming together to celebrate. Rabbi Yossi Brackman of Rohr Chabad at UChicago, one ...

EXTRA HELPINGS OF 'CHANUKAH' After the success of “The Chanukah Song,” which got to No. 80 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the tune wound up on Adam Sandler’s 1996 sophomore comedy album, ...