Because Hanukkah and Christmas fall around the same time of year, people often wonder if Hanukkah is a Jewish version of Christmas. At least religiously speaking, it is not. So what is Hanukkah?

Hanukkah menorahs should safely hold candles that burn out each night. The menorah itself shouldn’t light ablaze, which is ...

Jewish devotees of the New York Times’ game Strands came in for a shock on Sunday, when the day’s puzzle offered up a Hanukkah theme — and then seemed to botch it. Strands is a word-search ...

This recall involves the Spritz Taper Resin Hanukkah Dino Menorah. The menorahs are blue, made of polymer resin and measure 6 ...

For him, Hanukkah is taking on a more traditional purpose and meaning. WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor “It was a traumatic experience for us, less so because we were physically harmed ...

In December 1979, Jimmy Carter made history as the first president to mark Hanukkah at the White House, lighting both the (electric) National Menorah in Lafayette Park and a smaller menorah in an ...

Aly Walansky is a NY-based journalist who covers cocktails and dining. Hanukkah and Christmas overlap this year, making it feel like a bigger, sort of collaborative holiday season. But between ...

In this episode Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi consider how Hanukkah’s classical Zionist narrative of power and sovereignty was challenged by October 7th, and how the Festival of Lights ...

Happy Falalala-llamakkah, one and all. With Hanukkah and Christmas bumping together this year, a holiday theme for the ages is ready to go – llamas. What do we mean? We ...