IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir marks the final night of Hanukkah by lighting the eighth candle together with soldiers of the Hasmonean Brigade, the IDF’s ultra-Orthodox combat unit, which ...

Morning Torah study. Afternoon academic training with Ashkelon College; and IDF service in haredi units. Chedvata enables young haredi men to serve in the IDF and earn an academic degree while ...

Hanukkah’s miracle was not the oil alone, but the courage to light it. Today, a new generation keeps that flame alive. This Hanukkah, as we light the flames that commemorate an ancient miracle, I find ...

Chanukah is often described as a festival of light, warmth, and resilience. That description is not wrong—but it is incomplete. And when Jews are targeted for celebrating openly, dangerously so. The ...

We live in an age of miracles and wonders! One of the most significant modern miracles is the Jewish State’s rebirth, like a phoenix, from the ashes of the Holocaust. The young Jewish pioneers at the ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara lit the second Hanukkah candle at the Western Wall in Jerusalem together with IDF soldiers, the Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites, Rabbi ...

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The Maccabees return to Bristol for the first time in 14 years, for an unmissable Summertime set on Bristol's iconic Harbourside. Enter your details to sign up for exclusive pre-sale access above, ...

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For nearly three decades now, Truck Festival has been one that UK indie music fans look forward to annually, since 1998. Now they can start planning for next year, as today (November 24), organizers ...

The first headliner for Bristol's Siren Festival 2026 has been announced. The Maccabees will be heading to Bristol's Amphitheatre on the Harbourside to mark the band's first Bristol show in 14 years, ...

The Maccabees have unveiled a series of outdoor concerts for July 2026. The Toothpaste Kisses band announced plans to disband in 2016, before performing a series of farewell gigs the following year.