Because Judaism uses a modified lunar calendar, rather than the familiar solar calendar, the secular dates of Hanukkah vary from year to year.

In the Hebrew calendar, months are based on the moon's cycles, while Christianity works off the Gregorian calendar -- which follows the sun.

who relocated to Israel after publicly opposing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In addition to weighty subjects, participants also enjoyed lighter fare such as handicrafts, Hanukkah jelly doughnuts, and ...

Shown above, Rabbi Benjamin Flax of Temple Tifereth Israel and Rabbi Sruli Baron of Tobin Bridge Chabad join the children in lighting a candle on the Menorah celebrating the Jewish holiday, Hanukkah, ...

I extend to you warm greetings as Hanukkah, the Festival of Light, approaches. As in the words of the traditional Hanukkah ...

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Hebrew singing carried over the Town Green as scores of families, elected officials and community leaders watched as ...

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Alan M. Dershowitz is the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Emeritus at Harvard Law School, and the author most recently of ...

The rabbi of Chabad Center for Jewish Life of Oakland says what was supposed to be a holiday celebration turned into fear and disappointment after community members found antisemitic graffiti at Lake ...

The University of Haifa recently announced that 160 ancient coins depicting Alexander Jannaeus were found during an ...