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The song, commissioned by Garrison Keillor in 1990, was one of the first popular tunes about a Jewish holiday.
Hanukkah chez nous; Christmas chez vous. Then one year, when we headed over to my dad’s to celebrate Christmas and Hanukkah, there was a new arrival: a Hanukah tee-pee!
Hanukkah is one of the most popular Jewish religious observances but has different dates each year. While Christians celebrate Christmas every year on Dec. 25, Jews can celebrate Hanukkah as early ...
The story of Hanukkah is a complicated story that rabbis have long wrestled with. This year many Jews are trying to figure out what the story has to say to this moment. Tonight is the start of ...
Hanukkah, which commemorates a Jewish military victory in Jerusalem some 2,200 years ago, usually falls in December, and given Christmas' claim on the 25th, the two can occur within weeks or days ...
For Hanukkah in 2023, there are cold towns in Canada and wet boroughs in London that are removing menorahs from their city hall greens. Which means that, for Jews, this holiday is an important ...
Hanukkah, which is Dec. 7 to 15 this year, commemorates the victory of a small Judean army called Maccabees over the ancient Greeks, and the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem.
In Hallmark’s “Hanukkah on the Rocks,” Jay (Daren Kagasoff) and Tory (Stacey Farber) meet cute over a box of Hanukkah candles. Just go with it.
The war between Israel and Hamas, as well as a rise in antisemitism, has many Jews unsure how to celebrate Hanukkah this year. Some say they're focusing on hope and hospitality in dark times.
American songwriter remembered for his biting satire and one of the first popular songs about a Jewish holiday.