To truly fulfill the mitzvah of Chanukah, we must put the Chanukah menorah near our windows for everyone to see. Well…nobody fulfilled this mitzah like Jasmin Moghbeli. She was on the International Space Station during Chanukah...
WARSAW, Poland – After a disruption at its 17th annual Chanukah menorah lighting at the Polish Parliament building (the Sejm) by parliamentarian Grzegorz Braun on Tuesday night, Chabad of Poland returned to the parliament building to light new...
(JTA) — In Oakland, California, an 11-foot tall Chanukah menorah was broken and thrown into a lake. In New Haven, Connecticut, a Palestinian flag was planted in a publicly displayed menorah. In Juno Beach, Florida, a menorah...
(JTA) — Javier Milei invoked the story of the Maccabees in his inaugural address as Argentina’s president on Sunday, extending the right-wing populist’s prominent fascination with Judaism as he celebrated his own improbable victory.
Matisyahu, the Grammy Award nominated singer known for his unique blending of Reggae and hip hop music, was the headline guest artist at the 2023 Chanukah Community Celebration, held Sunday night at the...
Chabad Lubavitch held its annual Chanukah at the Riverwalk event complete with a stage full of dignitaries crowned by the lighting of the largest Chanukiah in the State of Louisiana.
(New York Jewish Week via JTA) – Hundreds marched around Columbus Circle in the biting cold on Thursday night, holding electric candles and signs calling for a ceasefire, as they sang a biblical verse calling for the...
The great rabbis Hillel and Shammai didn’t agree on much, and Chanukah is no exception. Shammai believed we should light our chanukah menorah with eight candles on the first night and diminish by one every...
Before lighting the Chanukah candles, we recite a blessing acknowledging that God has “commanded us to kindle the Chanukah lights.” When exactly did God do that?! Where in the Bible can we find God’s commandment...
