WASHINGTON — The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, also known as the "Festival of Lights," begins this week. Hanukkah commemorates the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem after a small group ...

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 ...

Hanukkah — often referred to as the festival of lights — reaffirms the ideals of Judaism, commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple of Jerusalem by lighting candles over the span of eight ...

With Hanukkah starting on Dec. 25, it couldn’t be easier to concelebrate with Kwanzaa this year. If you can find black Hanukkah candles. The African diaspora holiday named for the Swahili phrase for ...

Hanukkah, one of the most popular Jewish religious observances, is here. While Christians celebrate Christmas every year on Dec. 25, Jews can celebrate Hanukkah as early as November because Jewish ...