Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Selena Gomez, Pink and more stars are celebrating Hanukkah from Dec. 14 to Dec. 22, 2025. See photos of how celebrities are spending their holiday

Communities across the U.S., like the one in Boulder, Colorado, gather to light menorahs and condemn the antisemitic attack in Sydney, Australia.

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Last night, two gunmen fired on a crowd of more than 1,000 Australian Jews at Bondi Beach, who had gathered to celebrate the first night of the Jewish festival Hanukkah (also spelled Chanukah). Fifteen civilians were killed and dozens more injured.

Australian leaders have promised to immediately overhaul already-tough gun control laws after a mass shooting targeted a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach.

Hanukkah kicked off on Sunday and, the same night, President Trump hosted a Christmas party at the White House. But, Stephen Colbert gave the man credit on Monday night, joking that Trump at least celebrated with a story that "somehow lasted eight nights.

State police are going to provide additional security at Hanukkah events across Connecticut in the wake of the mass shootings at Brown University and in Australia. Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection Commissioner Ronnell Higgins said the agency is not aware of any credible threats towards the Jewish community or other religious groups in Connecticut.

After two years of little celebration due to the Israel-Hamas war, holiday festivities are slowly coming back to the Holy Land. But tourism remains limited.