Here's what you need to know about playing this festive Hanukkah activity. A dreidel is a spinning top with four sides, each ...

While the joyous holiday is often embodied by the eight-slotted menorah and the nightly lighting of colorful candles ...

Hanukkah is an eight-day festival marking the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem. Here's what to know about the ...

However, the Second Book of the Maccabees (c. 124 BCE), written in Egypt, notes that Hanukkah is celebrated for eight days ...

Hanukkah, also known as the festival of lights, is an eight-day Jewish festival commemorating the victory of the Maccabees, a ...

Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional ...

When does Hanukkah start this year? Here's what to know about the first night of Hanukkah 2025 dates and Jewish Festival of ...

Many people in the states celebrate Hanukkah with lighting a menorah and eating oily foods like doughnuts and potato latkes.

More: December 2025 celebrates winter solstice, religious holidays and more This year, the first night of Hanukkah is Sunday, Dec. 14. The dates are determined based on the Hebrew calendar. Hanukkah ...

Free public menorah lightings to mark the first night of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah in Los Angeles and Orange counties ...

During Hanukkah, families eat latkes (potato pancakes) and sufganiyot (jelly donuts),to celebrate the miracle of the Festival ...