Al Hanissim” Hanukkah prayer Arguably the most beloved of all Jewish holidays, Hanukkah has something for everyone. Kids love it because they’re generally out of school and collect daily doses ...

A unique and exciting initiative is gaining traction this Hanukkah: Over 20,000 people are taking a few minutes after lighting the candles to pray for the release of the hostages. Meir ...

Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tsivanu l’hadlik ner shel Hanukkah. The blessing starts, like most Jewish prayers, with an encomium to the master ...

Hanukkah prayers and songs praise G-d’s miracles and salvation. Rachel Peck, a congregant at Beit Am in Corvallis, is a transplant from the other Washington (D.C). She lived in Salem from 1958 ...

They have visited the synagogue for Shabbat prayers and ask the Rabbi about the festival of Hanukkah. Rabbi Sydney tells them the story of Judah Maccabee, who was victorious against the invading ...

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — The holidays bring many moments of joy and wonder, especially when it comes to seeing them through the eyes of young people. Joy like this was displayed in a video ...

After the room sang songs — “Watch Me (Spin/Drey Drey)” was left out of this particular mix — and recited the Hanukkah prayers, children volunteered to light the many candles, bringing the ...

Because Judaism uses a modified lunar calendar, rather than the familiar solar calendar, the secular dates of Hanukkah vary from year to year.