In a tumultuous year, JTA essayists struggled with the trauma of the Israel-Hamas war and the impact of a polarizing election ...

This year, because Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, arrived later than usual, I was able to wish people a Merry ...

Some countries use calendars that begin the year on dates in entirely different seasons, and some countries celebrate both ...

Hanukkah is one of the most famous holidays in the Jewish calendar, but here are facts about the Festival of Lights that you ...

Hanukkah began at nightfall Wednesday and will end at nightfall on Jan. 2, and community members are invited into the ...

Tickets for the lighting on Wednesday are available at NationalMenorah.org. Ticket holders get some special Hanukkah perks, ...

The two holidays share a powerful tradition of light that can bind people together.

The day has been called a lighthearted holiday to bring groups together ... according to Reader's Digest. The Jewish calendar is a lunar-solar calendar. Every month is a lunar month, with ...

Hanukkah starts on the evening of Dec. 25 this year. Here's everything you'll need to know about this Jewish holiday and how ...

What makes a holiday memorable? With the first Hanukkah candle being kindled on Wednesday night (Dec. 25), we asked members of the local Jewish community to share personal reminiscences.

The result is the Jazzukkah Project, a jazz ensemble that is putting together a canon of Hanukkah songs that the group’s members hope will serve as a holiday soundtrack for Jewish revelers.

Rarely do Christmas and Hanukkah start on the same day, a phenomenon colloquially known as Chrismukkah. For people in ...