In 1993, Billings, Montana endured a rash of white supremacist activity culminating in a December attack on a Jewish home, where a brick was thrown through a window with a menorah in it. The city ...

A Hanukkah menorah, sometimes known as a Hanukkiah, is a candelabrum that can support a total of nine candles and is used during Hanukkah, an eight-day Jewish festival, but what does it mean?. The ...

The Hanukkah story. According to Jewish tradition, after winning back Jerusalem, they found that the Temple had been destroyed. They began to clean it up and wanted to light the menorah (a seven ...

Along with knowing how many candles are on a menorah and what they mean, it’s also important to understand the menorah’s ...

This year's event carries more meaning because of what happened last year, *** few days after the menorah was built, someone vandalized it, knocked it over, and drew *** swastika on it.

Lighting a candle each night using a menorah is one tradition. Other religious practices may include almsgiving, daily Scripture reading, reciting certain Psalms, and singing a special hymn.

The Merriam-Webster dictionary chose "menorah" as its Word of the Day for Thursday. Its definition of the word is stated as "a candelabra with seven or nine lights that is used in Jewish worship." ...

Hanukkah begins with the lighting of the first candle on the menorah. One candle is lit each night, until all candles are lit on the eighth night. A menorah is lit in every household and placed in ...

The candle lighting of the larger-than-life menorah in front of the Tree of Life synagogue has a deeper meaning. “Remember it takes just a little light to dispel the darkness,” said Tree of ...

Lipsker and Rabbi Brian Michelson of Reform Congregration Oheb Sholom, Wyomissing, led local Jewish faith leaders, elected officials, about 50 members of the area Jewish community and others Wednes… ...