Our rabbi sent us detailed instructions for how to navigate the fire under the guidelines of Jewish Law ... was quickly coming and I raced to light candles in time. When the match broke in ...

The candle from the Mount of Olives may be material evidence, which perhaps opens a window to the possibility of a Jewish presence around Jerusalem in the 3rd-4th centuries CE.” According to ...

Before the sun sets that day, Jewish women will be lighting Shabbat candles.” The tradition of resting one day each week dates back a long time. Our sages taught that Moses pitched the idea to ...

“I’m sure that as you say and as Hanukkah says, the light will definitely overcome the darkness,” Zelensky told the rabbis. Ukraine’s Jewish president, Volodymyr Zelensky, lit candles with ...

The Paschal candle represents Christ, the Light of the World. The pure beeswax of which the candle is made represents the sinless Christ who was formed in the womb of His Mother. The wick ...

“I am a Jew by choice, and I’m here to hold space ... Her star was surrounded by Israeli and American flags, yahrzeit candles and printouts of news stories of Kessler’s death.

In the past few years, I’ve become a candle obsessive. It started out sporadically, during the odd bath or to banish the smell of cooked food, but now it’s a full-on hobby. I burn them for ...

Kunis, who was born in Ukraine and moved to the US when she was eight, said that she didn't grow up with strong Jewish traditions. "I never lit Hanukkah candles until I had kids," Kunis said.

In Ashkenazi households, each individual lights candles. This reminds us that each and every Jew is an ambassador of Hashem and the Torah, and each and every Jew as an individual has a ...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — December 25 is the first day of Hanukkah in 2024, and southeast Idaho’s Jewish community held ... We start with one candle on the first night, and we go all the ...

On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah — a multibranched candelabra. (AP video/Ami Bentov) ...

While I’ve not been rigidly observant of the Jewish faith, it remains the center of my spirituality. And Hanukkah reminds me of the soul-lifting power of a simple burning candle, intrinsic to so ...