Posts Tagged: Hanukkah menorah
Tel Aviv-Yafo Mayor Lights Hanukkah Menorah In Renewed Dizengoff Square
JNS.org - Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo Ron Huldai inaugurated the renewed Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv by lighting the fourth Hanukkah candle of the central Chabad...
Netanyahu, Friedman Light Hannukah Menorah at Western Wall
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, along with Israeli soldiers, lit the menorah at the Western Wall in...
Why Should We Light the Menorah With Olive Oil?
Below is an excerpt from the book The Light That Unites: A Chanukah Companion (OU Press) by Aaron Goldscheider. There are several ways that one may...
After Antisemitic Attack, Columbia Professor Lights Campus Hanukkah Menorah
JNS.org - A Columbia Teachers College professor whose office was vandalized with antisemitic images earlier this week lit the first Hanukkah candle on the campus menorah in front of a...
Hanukkah Menorahs — Through the Ages
The holiday of Hanukkah celebrates the victory of the Maccabees over the occupying Greek Assyrians more than 2,200 years ago -- which led to the re-dedication of the...
Hanukkah-Related Archaeology Finds Continue With Discovery of Ancient Menorah Engraving
JNS.org - Hanukkah ended Jan. 1, but archaeological findings related to the Jewish holiday are continuing. Hikers exploring hidden caves in the Judean shephelah (lowlands) came across...
Australia’s Prime Minister Turnbull Condemns ‘One-Sided’ UN Resolution Against Israel
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has condemned the United Nations Security Council resolution against Israel last week, slamming it as “one-sided” and “deeply unsettling.” Turnbull made the...
Twittersphere Lights Up With Posthumous Hanukkah Photo of Late, Great Joan Rivers
The Twittersphere was surprised to see a photo posted on the page of the late comedienne Joan Rivers -- host of the E! network's popular...
Trump’s Pick for Israel Ambassador Lights Public Hanukkah Menorah
JNS.org - President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for US ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, participated in a Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremony in New York on Sunday, the second night...
Eight De-Light-Ful Gifts for Hanukkah
JNS.org - Hanukkah is known as the Festival of Lights. On each night we light one more candle to remember the victory of the Maccabees over the...
With Popularity and Sales up, ‘Mensch on a Bench’ Has Much to Smile About
JNS.org - The Mensch on a Bench is so much happier now than he was a year ago. Look carefully and you will notice that, whereas...
Europe’s Biggest Menorah Stands at Brandenburg Gate in Germany Where Nazi Rallies Took Place
Europe's largest menorah is erected in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, a site once marked by hatred and racism where Nazi rallies took place. "In the...
Chabad HQ Stabbing Victim Lights Menorah in Solidarity With NYPD Officers (PHOTOS)
Inspector George Fitzgibbon, commander of the 71st precinct, looks on as Levi Rosenblatt lights the Menorah. Photo: Jewish Leadership Council. The survivor of the...
Hanukkah 2014 Yields First Temple-Worthy Pure Olive Oil in 2,000 Years
JNS.org - In time for Hanukkah 2014, the Temple Institute—a Jerusalem-based organization that says it is "dedicated to every aspect of the Holy Temple of Jerusalem,...
