Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The menorah is a symbol of one miracle of Hanukkah. The first miracle was a military triumph by the Children of Israel against a ...

(RNS) — Listen up, boys and girls. Once upon a time, there were a lot of Jews living in the Land of Israel. Some of them were up to date with world culture, which is to say they read Greek lit, went ...

The author of a new prayer book for non-theistic Jews imagines a holiday that doesn’t celebrate military might or the supernatural. We may not yet realize it, but we need a new story of Hanukkah, lest ...

The eight-day Jewish festival of Hanukkah commemorates ancient Jews’ victory over the powerful Seleucid empire, which ruled much of the Middle East from the third century B.C. to the first century A.D ...

I wasn’t really a Barbie kid. While I occasionally played with my sister’s hand-me-down Barbies, I preferred American Girl ...

Whether your family is celebrating the Festival of Lights this holiday season or simply want to learn more about the story and traditions behind Hanukkah, we've got you covered. These illustrated ...

(The Conversation) — My earliest religious memory is of our synagogue’s Ner Tamid: the decorative electric lamp that hangs in every sanctuary, above the ark holding the Torah scrolls. This lamp, I ...

This season’s children’s titles bring poetry, humor, Jewish wisdom — and even a kitten or two — to the holiday bookshelf. From Who-ville to Schmoozeville, and from island getaways to cozy homes, this ...

December is a month filled with holidays that bring families, friends, and loved ones together. Among these special occasions are Christmas, New Year’s, and Hanukkah. On December 16, President Biden ...

(JTA) — We may not yet realize it, but we need a new story of Hanukkah, lest we lose the next Jewish generation to disillusionment with Jewish power and might. I grew up in the generation that ...