JFSLA serves tens of thousands of Angelenos, Jewish and non-Jewish alike. The party served as a welcoming opportunity for ...

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

A Hanukkah journey with Passages Israel program participants offered profound insights into Christian-Jewish solidarity while ...

Leah Kotler’s menorah was her grandon's most prized family heirloom. When his Altadena home burned in the Eaton Fire, he ...

Some religious congregations across the U.S. held holiday events designed to be accommodating to and inclusive of people with ...

While Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur—the Jewish New Year and Day of Atonement—are considered the most sacred holidays, Hanukkah is widely cherished. The holiday is marked by nightly menorah ...

The menorah features eight candles — one for each day of the holiday ... home away from home for Jewish students where we can celebrate the Jewish holidays like Hanukkah.

Only in this mixed-up world can the international organization responsible for maintaining peace on earth condemn Israel for ...

Archaeologists uncover 160 ancient Hasmonean-era coins, shedding light on Jewish history and tradition.

Everyone warned us that the temperatures were going to be frigid. My family found ways to enjoy the city anyway and we had a ...

Temple Beth David (TBD) in Spring Hill had two special Hanukkah celebrations. The first, held on Friday, December 27, was ...

Yarrow wrote the music for the group’s best-known composition, “Puff, the Magic Dragon,” with lyrics by his Cornell classmate Leonard Lipton. The song became a standard both at summer camps and in ...