MENORAH OR CHANUKIYAH? By MICHAEL JARON DECEMBER 27, 2016 07:15 Updated: DECEMBER 29, 2016 11:08 I am what many people call a “Modern Orthodox Jew”. Among other things ...

Chanukah has always been a joyful holiday for children and adults. A good story about a victory and a miracle, great food like doughnuts and latkes, but more than anything, the chanukiyah — the ...

From painted-clay preschool classics to sterling silver family heirlooms, the eight bright lights of the chanukiyah have a unique and artful way of revealing our values, holding our histories and ...

The Chanukiyah made it to Israel as well, and ended up in Yad Vashem. But each year they make sure to “borrow” if for their family Chanukah celebration.

The most popular Hanukkah traditions are steeped in spiritual, historical, and cultural significance, from lighting the menorah to eating latkes.

The celebration of Chanukah commemorates the story of Judah Maccabee, who led his tribe in rebellion of the Seleucid Army. The Seleucids forbade Jewish religious observance, eventually destroying ...

OK, so apparently there’s more than one word for the fixture that we light, and this is a pretty big sticking point. The people who call it a chanukiyah say that a menorah has seven branches ...

The Jewish Community Alliance celebrates Chanukkah at 5:45 p.m. on Monday with the annual lighting of its Chanukiyah - a nine-branched menorah. The ceremony will be held outside the alliance at 850… ...

The Chanukiyah was here thanks to the inspired idea of Sarah Dewberry (Head of Learning at Waddesdon Manor) and generously support of the Rothschild Foundation.

A giant sand sculpture in the shape of a chanukiyah was carved on Australia’s most famous beach. More than 600 people — including federal, state and local lawmakers — gathered Sunday at ...

The annual “Chanukah Live” lighting of the Chanukiyah (Chanukah menorah), the largest in South Jersey, is organized by the Jewish Federation and will include music, dancing, holiday ...

SYDNEY, Australia (JTA) — A giant sand sculpture in the shape of a chanukiyah was carved on Australia’s most famous beach. More than 600 people — including federal, state and local lawmakers ...