The Talmud teaches us the lights of Hanukkah should burn till there are no pedestrians who are going to the market. It’s not ...

The World's Largest Menorah on Fifth Avenue in New York City this Chanukah is being dedicated to Rabbi Shmuel Butman OBM, the ...

The tradition of building up to lighting eight oil lamps (plus one shamash, or servitor) over the Hanukkah period began in ...

From this perspective, the Menorah functions as a reminder of the Temple. As they left behind the ruins of the Temple, Jews ...

The reward for fulfilling the mitzvah of Ner Chanukah properly is great indeed. It is something we strive for every day. It is, comprehensively speaking, the goal of all our toil.

If the mitzvah of lighting candles is zecher l’Mikdash, then some form of mehadrin can be compared to other forms of hiddur mitzvah. But if the mitzvah is for pirsumei nisa, then mehadrin, especiall ...

To mark the start of the Festival of Lights, the world’s largest menorah will be lit at Grand Army Plaza in Manhattan on ...

A rabbi who works on interfaith dialogue on why blending traditions may be well-meaning but only dilutes both holidays.

Rabbi Levi Sputz of Chabad of Carson City is inviting the community to a public menorah lighting 4:30 p.m. Dec. 26 in the Bob McFadden Plaza in downtown Carson. “This Chanukah celebration is a special ...

Hanukkah in New York is about to get lit. As per tradition, the world’s largest Hanukkah menorah (also called a hanukkiah) has taken up residency in Manhattan’s Grand Army Plaza, in Central ...