A Compilation of This Year’s Best Hanukkah Songs [LISTEN]
Inspired by the excitement and warm feelings that come with the Festival of Lights, each year different Jewish musical groups sing their own renditions of Hanukkah tunes.
Why Do Jews Eat Fried Foods on Hanukkah? [RECIPE]
“The miracle of Hanukkah is commemorated by the lighting of olive oil in a nine-branched candelabra, called a menorah.”
Light Brought to Orphans and Widows Through Hanukkah Retreat
Colel Chabad, Israel’s longest-running social services organization, is once again treating over 400 orphaned children and about 130 widows to a three-day Hanukkah retreat at the Ramada Hotel in Jerusalem.
A 2,000-Year Old Hanukkah Gift Uncovered in Jerusalem
Orna Cohen, chief conservation officer at the Jerusalem’s Tower of David, was inspecting some minor damage in the tower’s courtyard when she was surprised to see the glint of metal amongst the tumbled rocks.
A Kosher Kitchen in the White House? Yup! [VIDEO]
Every year, for one night preceding its annual Hanukkah party, the White House kitchen becomes 100 percent kosher.
What Does the Bible Say About Gift Giving?
Some love shopping for the perfect gift while others give to fulfill a duty. What is the Biblical view of giving?
Menorah and Oil Stand Ready for Third Temple as Hanukkah Approaches
A ritually pure oil has been carefully prepared by the nascent Sanhedrin so that the people of Israel will be ready to light the menorah should the Third Temple arrive by Hanukkah, which this year begins on December 24.
How One Rabbi Single-Handedly Captured the Holy City of Hebron
Directly after the emotional scene at the Western Wall, Rabbi Goren, a general and the Chief Rabbi of the Israeli army, proceeded to join the forces gathered in the recently recaptured Gush Etzion.
From Nazi Germany to Beit Shemesh, a Family Menorah Continues to Glow
The menorah that today sits on the windowsill of the home of the family of Rabbi Dr. Akiva Posner, had once faced Nazi headquarters in Kiel, Germany in 1931.
How Albert Einstein Defeated the Greek Empire [AUDIO]
How did Albert Einstein’s paradigm shattering discovery of E=MC2 deal a final blow in the age old battle between the Hellenists and the Hebrew prophets?
