Hanukka
Pistachio, chocolate and a price freeze: Israel’s Hanukkah doughnut season begins
Maafe Neeman says it will keep last year’s prices despite rising ingredient costs, with traditional jam doughnuts at NIS 6 and elaborate versions at NIS 14.
Hanukkah Barbie is here, and she actually got the Jewish holiday right - opinion
Jewish musical group performs song in Hebrew in historic Australia Day concert in Sydney
Australian parliament back from summer break to pass hate speech laws inspired on Bondi tragedy
Stephen Colbert creates plots for Hanukkah movies
Noting the nearly 150 Christmas movies that will be released by channels such as Lifetime and Hallmark this year, Colbert lamented that there were hardly any Hanukkah-themed movies.
100,000 menorahs distributed to European Jews by Rabbinical Centre Europe
Menorahs come in a custom package designed by the RCE and emblazoned with “Happy Chanukah” wishes in five different languages.
Old story, new traditions: How Hanukkah is celebrated through generations
Food, music, legendary stories and a legacy of Jewish survival - these are ways in which Hanukkah is memorialized.
60-year-old man saved by EMT’s after choking on Sufganiyah
A man was saved by EMTs after choking on a Sufganiyah, a jelly doughnut traditionally eaten on the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.
Here’s how Jewish celebrities are celebrating Hanukkah in 2021
On Sunday night, Jewish stars of the stage, screen and statehouse shared videos of themselves celebrating the beginning of the eight-day holiday.
Menorah in Ukraine desecrated on first night of Hanukkah
The incident, captured by local security cameras, showed five young individuals approaching the menorah before knocking it off its hinges.
Dreidels printed in Mandarin for Chinese Jews of Kaifeng
Shavei Israel created hundreds of dreidels with Mandarin lettering for Chinese Jews in Kaifeng and members of that community who have already made Aliyah.
Hanukkah candle-lighting held at Dubai’s EXPO 2020
The ceremony was held in the Israel Pavilion at EXPO 2020, the 182-day trade fair-style exhibition that has seen over two million visitors.
Antisemitic flyers scattered in Beverly Hills yards
Police said the flyers, which contained "propaganda-style hate speech related to the COVID pandemic and the Jewish people," were distributed to homes in Beverly Hills, California.
National Library of Israel reveals new Hanukkah treasures
The library has the vast majority of Hebrew and Jewish books, journals and magazines published in history.
