Chabad of La Jolla welcomed more than 100 people to usher in Hanukkah on the second night of the Jewish holiday with a ceremonial menorah lighting at the La Valencia Hotel on Dec. 26. The holiday ...

Light is central to the celebration of Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday known as the Festival of Lights. The idea of bringing light is symbolized by the menorah, Rabbi Yosef Lipsker said Wednesday during ...

Lighting the menorah candles is one of the most common Hanukkah traditions. Even if you don’t know much about the Jewish ...

WAYLAND — A Jewish temple is combining modern-day technology with ancient religious practices during Hanukkah. Temple Shir Tikva, at 141 Boston Post Road (Route 20), has an automated menorah that not ...

KINGSTON — The inaugural Wyoming Seminary menorah-lighting ceremony took place Monday night, with dozens joining together on campus to mark the second night of Hanukkah. The occasion came as Jewish ...

Rain changed the plans, but not the spirit, of the Village of Manorhaven’s annual tree and menorah lighting ceremony on Wednesday evening, Dec. 10, as residents gathered briefly outdoors before moving ...

DEDHAM — A small crowd gathered in front of the town hall to spread a big message of light in a time of darkness, figuratively and literally. On the fifth night of Hanukkah, Dedham residents and ...

A holiday festival that was cut short after a fire broke out last month at the Wantagh Preservation Society is rescheduled to Sunday. The menorah blessing and Christmas tree lighting, sponsored by the ...

In Hebrew, Hanukkah means “dedication,” and the holiday marks the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem in the second century BC, after a small group of Jewish fighters liberated it from occupying ...