The holiday, which is eight days and nights, runs through Jan. 2 this year and celebrates the rededication of the Second ...

Families and relatives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza lit the first candle of Hanukkah on Wednesday, marking the start of ...

Jews around the globe lit the first of eight candles on Wednesday and came together to celebrate and reflect on their history ...

Each year, starting on the 25 th of the Jewish month of Kislev, Jews celebrate Hanukkah, often called the Festival of Lights.

The 8-day festival began on the same day as Christmas this year – the first time the two holidays have coincided since 2005.

Jews around the world are marking the start of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, which celebrates the rededication of the ...

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

Wednesday night marked the fifth time since 1910 that the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah started at sundown on Christmas Day.

On Wednesday morning, extremist settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque through the Mughrabi Gate, under heavy protection from ...

Hanukkah commemorates the successful Jewish revolt against occupying powers in ancient Jerusalem, said Frances Flannery, a ...

Hanukkah, which commemorates a Jewish military victory in Jerusalem some 2,200 years ago, usually falls in December, and ...

On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah — a ...