The most famous symbol of Hanukkah is the hanukkiah, the nine-branched candelabra which is lit each night, and can often be seen in house windows. Hanukkah celebrations are centred around lighting ...

Known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day holiday of Hanukkah celebrates the rise of the Jewish people against Greek-Syrian oppressors more than 2,000 years ago. As the island's Jewish ...

Thus, lighting the Hanukkah candles becomes an act of defiance against despair, a symbol of unwavering faith, and a reminder that even in the darkest times, the Jewish people, like the lights ...

His modern image, popularized in the United States and Europe, has made Santa Claus an enduring symbol of goodwill and ...

And perhaps the most widely recognized symbol, by Jews and non-Jews alike, of God’s miraculous favor in the midst of persecution is the Hanukkah menorah. Like many other religious symbols ...

The 26th U.S. president kept the Hanukkah symbols at his summer home on Long Island along with his hunting trophies and other keepsakes. (JTA) — President Theodore Roosevelt’s summer home was ...

One symbol of Hanukkah is the dreidel. A game is played with this four-sided spinning top. Before the Maccabean Revolt, it was illegal for people under the rule of Antiochus IV Epiphanes to read ...

Her solution? “Blue shiny pants decorated with the symbol of Hanukkah and a Christmas sweater.” Despite the calendar complexity, Hanukkah’s essence remains constant. Each night, families ...

lambasting the traditional Hanukkah candelabra for its ostensible connection to a supposed genocide in Gaza. “The candelabra is the symbol of death,” Moreira said on social media. Sáez ...