Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light ...

Canada’s NDP leader Jagmeet Singh made the following statement: “On behalf of all New Democrats, I want to wish the Canadian Jewish community and all of those celebrating a happy first night of ...

We wish to take this opportunity to wish our friends and readers of the Jewish community a happy, healthy, and joyful Hanukkah season and we join them in solidarity against anti-semitism in all its ...

Here's what you need to know about playing this festive Hanukkah activity. A dreidel is a spinning top with four sides, each inscribed with a letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The Hebrew letters ...

Hanukkah lasts for eight days. Hanukkah is the festival of lights and means "dedication" in Hebrew. It celebrates the victory of Maccabee soldiers, or Jewish freedom fighters, over the Syrian ...

Hanukkah can begin as early as Nov. 28 or as late as Dec. 27, depending on the year, according to Reader's Digest. The holiday seems to change dates every year since it's actually based on the Hebrew ...

As the Jewish calendar is lunar, Hanukkah falls on different days from year to year in the western calendar. In Hebrew, the word “Hanukkah” means “dedication”. The festival celebrates the ...

But did you know that there’s a special Hanukkah tradition — Eid Al Bnat (The Festival of Daughters, in Judeo-Arabic) or Chag HaBanot (in Hebrew ... North African backgrounds who gather ...

The punch line: “Not bad for a menorah-ity. Happy Hanukkah.” Or the “Beatles Top 10 Hanukkah Songs,” including the No. 1 “Eight Days to Eat”; No. 3, “Happiness is a Warm Latke ...