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Rabbi Levi Minsky, religious leader of the Chabad of Ahwatukee, has slated a local celebration of the Jewish holiday of Chanukah, an eight-day celebration commemorating the Second Temple of Jerusalem.

While most Americans are busy preparing for the Christmas holiday, our Jewish friends and neighbors are already in the midst of a celebration.

This year, the war between Hamas and Israel cast a shadow over Hanukkah. Here is how local synagogues are marking the holiday.

Members of the province's relatively small Jewish community are marking the festival of Hanukkah. The festival...

At a moment in history when there are so many conflicts among peoples here and abroad, let us put our differences aside and celebrate this wonderful season in a spirit of togetherness.

Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, celebrates the miracle of the lamp oil lasting eight days when the Maccabees defeated the Seleucids and rededicated the Second Temple in the second century B.C.E. 

The historical events that inspired the Chanukah holiday took place around 200 B.C.E. when Judea, the land of Israel, came under control of Antiochus III, the Seleucid king of Syria, who allowed the Jews who lived there to continue practicing their religion. His son, Antiochus IV, however, was less benevolent; he outlawed the Jewish religion […]

Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, celebrates the miracle of the lamp oil lasting eight days when the Maccabees defeated the Seleucids and rededicated the Second Temple in the second century B.C.E. 

MADISON, Wis. -- Thursday night, Jews across Madison and the world will light the first candle on their menorahs, celebrating the first night of Hanukkah.

Montanans of the Jewish faith and heritage, as well as leaders from throughout the state, gathered in the capitol to celebrate the first day of Hanukkah.