An event to mark the first day of Hanukkah was taking place at Bondi Beach when the shooting took place, killing at least 15 ...

However, the Second Book of the Maccabees (c. 124 BCE), written in Egypt, notes that Hanukkah is celebrated for eight days ...

More than 100 people gathered for prayers and lit the first candle of the menorah in Winnipeg during a ceremony overshadowed ...

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott is scheduled to preside over the most widely known such event in the area, the annual Inner ...

Armed police and a sign reading “For Bondi” set the holiday celebration apart, which came after a mass shooting at Sydney’s ...

Repetition of the thing one is called to do – called by imperative or by choice – each time, gives a person a fresh ...

When a holiday becomes trauma scene, communities need more than security. The violence disrupts the sense that is ordinary ...

Hanukkah is usually framed as a story about light. But there is a quieter lesson: We are sustained through life and tragedy ...

For many, official promises to stamp out the “evil scourge” of antisemitism and consider further tightening gun control ...

The crowd sings Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, during a Hanukkah menorah lighting at Payrow Plaza in Bethlehem. Monday was the second ...

People of all ages had been looking forward to celebrating — especially this year, as a ceasefire in Gaza has held since ...

According to the Talmud, the Jews then entered the Temple and found a small flask of oil to light a flame. The miracle was ...