No. It is only in recent decades, the History Channel reports, that Hanukkah has exploded into a major commercial phenomenon, largely because it falls near or overlaps with Christmas. From a ...

(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST) As has become customary, I am going to repeat a theme that I write about every year: how we should use Hanukkah to teach children about ...

As a community, we do not merely recount history, we seek to make it relevant and resonant for our children and grandchildren. In this sense, the practice of commemorating Hanukkah is a form of ...

For the first time since 2005, the first night of Hanukkah will fall on the same day as Christmas. The two winter holidays converge an average of five times a century, according to Rabbi Joseph ...

Donald Trump's surprising land purchase Commencing at sundown on Thursday, Dec. 7, and culminating with nightfall on Friday, Dec. 15, Hanukkah is a celebration rich in history and tradition that ...

However, this year’s start of the eight-day Hanukkah ... The children retaining a strong Jewish identity was paramount for Jen Rogers because of her own family history — three of her ...

HE DONATED THIS DREIDEL TO GIVE KIDS A HANUKKAH SPIRITED, INTERACTIVE ACTIVITY AS A PART OF SINAI HOSPITAL’S ART THERAPY PROGRAM. THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE COOLEST THINGS THAT HAS EVER FALLEN IN ...