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The national menorah lit in Washington ... The Books of the Maccabees are not included in the Jewish biblical canon, and the Babylonian Talmud only briefly explains the holiday's origins, citing ...

VENTNOR — Families turned out on a cool winter night to celebrate the beginning of Hanukkah with a community menorah lighting ... does not appear in the Bible, Rapoport said, and is not ...

The Yeshiva University international team found traces of yellow ochre on the arms and on the base of the menorah. This monumental discovery is consistent with Biblical, early Christian ...

his church and I learn more about the Bible. I think it’s important to learn about the different cultures we have,” Richek said. Rosen said his favorite part of the holiday season is the food. After ...

"He began reading his Bible consistently ... ‘First to publicly light Hanukkah menorah’ Rabbi Pinchas Taylor, director of the American Faith Coalition and based in Florida, told Fox News ...

The Hanukkah menorah, or hanukkiah, is one of the religious objects most commonly found in the Jewish home. The tradition of building up to lighting eight oil lamps (plus one shamash, or servitor ...

Other lesser-known biblical Jewish holidays ... the phenomenon became known as "Thanksgivukkah" complete with turkey-shaped menorahs playfully dubbed "menurkeys." The next Thanksgivukkah will ...

Part 1 of 2. Welcome to the experiences of a rav of 43 years who has served in “kiruv”/outreach settings as well as in major cities. What may sound funny to Judaic Insiders can be tragic to Outsiders ...

As they circled the moon on Christmas Eve, they beamed some of the earliest images of the rocky lunar surface back to Earth during a reading from the Bible ... with a menorah and dreidel he ...

Menorahs Around the Globe at the Museum at Eldridge Street (photos Isabella Segalovich/Hyperallergic) The Book of Judith is not in the Hebrew Bible — like the Books of Maccabees, it was ...