A Jewish heirloom at the centre of one of the most searing images of the Nazis’ rise has returned to Germany, as political leaders pledged on Monday to combat a resurgence of anti-Semitism. German ...
NEW YORK (RNS) — The public menorah tradition began in 1973, through an initiative by the Chabad Jewish movement’s spiritual leader, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, to showcase Jewish pride and ...
The story of Hanukkah, (sometimes also spelled as Chanukah) which starts Dec. 14 this year, is one of a people determined to hold on to their traditions and identity in the face of a foreign power's ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yes, the first day of Hanukkah is on Christmas this year, Dec. 25. It begins at sundown. Hanukkah ends at sundown on Jan. 2. Why ...
Technically, a kosher menorah has just a few requirements. It needs spots for eight candles and a shamash and the holders must be arranged in a straight, level line. While repro shabbats have been ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, second from right, and other members of the city's Jewish community congregate to light the ...
Liberty Station in Point Loma hosted its traditional menorah lighting and celebration of Hanukkah on the second night of the Jewish holiday Dec. 26. The free event on the Central Promenade also ...
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Lighting the menorah candles is one of the most common Hanukkah traditions. Even if you don’t know much about the Jewish religion, you probably recognize the candelabras that appear in windows every ...
(New York Jewish Week) — Rivkah Rothschild was on her way to a public menorah lighting in New York City on Sunday evening when she decided to recite a specific Jewish prayer to herself. “I actually ...
Amid the bitter cold on Tuesday evening, 100 or so neighbors — many of them clutching tiny cups of hot chocolate, holding dogs on leashes, or chasing after small children — gathered in Harlem’s tiny ...
On Hanukkah 1932, just prior to the elections that would bring Hitler to power, Rachel Posner, wife of Rabbi Dr. Akiva Posner, took this photo of the family’s Hanukkah menorah from the window ledge of ...
This season’s children’s titles bring poetry, humor, Jewish wisdom — and even a kitten or two — to the holiday bookshelf. From Who-ville to Schmoozeville, and from island getaways to cozy homes, this ...
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