This Jewish holiday, also known as the festival of lights, celebrates the Maccabean revolt against the Syrian-Greek army. The Maccabees, an army of Jewish rebels, conquered the Syrian-Greeks who defiled the holy temple in Jerusalem. The Maccabees then reclaimed the temple.

Purim, a Jewish holiday celebrating joy and salvation, begins Saturday evening and ends Sunday evening. Among the celebrations: many Jewish children will dress up and feast on triangular sweets on Saturday evening. Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of ...

Hanukkah, the eight-day wintertime festival of lights, is here and will feature nightly devotions for Jewish people around the world.

This year, Hanukkah begins at sundown on Sunday, December 14, 2025 and ends with nightfall on Monday, December 22, 2025.

Teens from around Los Angeles County came together Saturday night to celebrate in unity, community and with lots of fun.

For many people, Christmas means reconnecting with loved ones, exchanging gifts and bingeing the most poorly conceived movies Hallmark and Netflix are capable of producing. For others, the holiday experience can look markedly different.

There are well over a dozen holidays each year in the Jewish calendar, yet none are as well known as Hanukkah, the festival of lights.