This year, Long Islanders celebrate two religious holidays on Dec. 25: Christmas Day and, at sundown, the first night of the ...

Omaha's Jewish pioneers might have had their first organized Hanukkah observance in 1867, the first year for services, while ...

The Associated Press Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of ...

As the warmth of the holiday season fills our homes, the Lakewood Fire Department urges you to keep safety at the forefront ...

Inspired by a photograph and overlapping holidays, Francie Wolff offers a reminder of the shared history of Springfield's ...

He has faced the threat of rockets firsthand, living just a stone’s throw from the Gaza Strip. His once peaceful life took a drastic turn after Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza in 2005. Over the years, ...

The glow from Christmas tree bulbs will shine with the brightness of menorah candles on Wednesday.

Hanukkah, the “Festival of Lights,” is among the most modern of the worldwide Jewish festivals, being only about 2,500 years ...

Two boys from culturally and economically different backgrounds become friends during the California gold rush of 1849 ...

Two synagogues in East Cobb will be having public Menorah lighting events to celebrate Hanukkah. This year, Hanukkah is being ...

Both the Christian holiday of Christmas and the start of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah are on the same day. Christmas is ...

Hanukkah, Judaism’s eight-day Festival of Lights, begins this year on Christmas Day, which has only happened four times since ...