Chanukah
(Photo by Jo Zimny Photos, courtesy of flickr.com)
December 23, 2025, 9:44 am
When Santa Claus crashed the Chanukah party
Christian normativity is not in the top 10 things we have to worry about this year.
By Ari Ne’eman
Mumbai's Khai Fest featured Bollywood dancing alongside Hanukkah foods. (Courtesy Joint Distribution Committee)
December 20, 2025, 8:06 pm
In India, my Jewish community celebrates Hanukkah not with fear, but in belonging
Latkes come with a side of masala chai and Bollywood dancing in Mumbai, writes a local Jewish leader.
By Nissim Pingle
A Hanukkah celebration in downtown Reykjavik, Iceland, drew the country's foreign minister, Dec. 14, 2025. (Courtesy Mushky Feldman)
December 20, 2025, 7:43 pm
In Reykjavik, Hanukkah offers a chance for Iceland’s tiny, isolated Jewish community to come together
Jews living in Iceland say politics over Israel and the local approach to religion often leave them feeling alone at the edge of the world.
By Jenna Gottlieb
December 16, 2025, 5:12 pm
Chronicle poll results: Displaying a menorah in window on Chanukah
We asked our readers if they display their menorah in a window on Chanukah. Here's what they said.
By Toby Tabachnick
(Credit: geralt/Pixabay)
December 14, 2025, 4:30 pm
Los Angeles-area police probing shooting at home with Chanukah decor
"Home surveillance video showed no muzzle flash leading police to believe the weapon was an airsoft handgun," the Redlands police department stated.
By JNS Staff
Rabbi Eli Schlanger, at right, participates in his son's bris several weeks before his murder at Bondi Beach on Dec. 14, 2025. (Facebook)
December 14, 2025, 4:25 pm
These are the victims of the Bondi Beach Chanukah celebration shooting in Sydney
The dead included a rabbi serving the popular beach community.
By Philissa Cramer and Asaf Elia-Shalev
Sen. John Fetterman lights the menorah, sans ladder in 2024 at B'nai Emunoh Chabad (Photo by David Rullo)
December 14, 2025, 12:05 pm
Targeted Chanukah lighting underscores defiant Chabad mission to set globe aglow
Over 50 years after the first public menorah lighting in Philadelphia, annual tradition has spread to some 15,000 locales worldwide from Australia to Uzbekistan
By Rossella Tercatin
(Photo by YB13D via Wikimedia Commons)
December 10, 2025, 1:47 pm
The origins of Chanukah
A history of the Festival of Lights
By Tim Miller
December 10, 2025, 9:02 am
Chronicle poll question
Do you display your menorah in a window to publicize the miracle (pirsumei nis)?
Bronze Hanukkah menorah with burning candles on wooden table. (BrAt_PiKaChU, courtesy of flickr.com)
December 9, 2025, 1:04 pm
Mt. Lebanon readies for first public Chanukah celebration
“We’re all excited," she said. "We’re hoping it’s a joyful moment where kids can learn about the diversity and traditions of Chanukah.”
By David Rullo
Fried cheese cigars (Photo by Jessica Grann)
December 9, 2025, 10:49 am
Fried cheese cigars for Chanukah
These cigars are flaky and light, with a salty feta cheese filling.
By Jessica Grann
(Photo by rarrarorro via iStock)
December 4, 2025, 9:10 am
A Chanukah gift that lasts: Why Israel bonds matter more than ever this year
For many families, the act of giving an Israel bond is its own statement: that Jewish continuity matters, that Israel’s future matters.
By Adrienne Indianer
A view of the Concertgebouw building in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Aug. 26, 2024. (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
November 14, 2025, 10:54 am
Following uproar, IDF cantor to perform at Amsterdam Hanukkah concert after all — but not for everyone
The Royal Concert Hall had canceled the performance over the singer’s ties to the Israeli army.
By Shira Li Bartov
December 30, 2024, 6:22 pm
Chronicle poll results: Favorite Chanukah tradition
We asked our readers about their favorite Chanukah tradition. Here's what they said.
By Toby Tabachnick
Sen. John Fetterman lights the menorah, sans ladder in 2024 at B'nai Emunoh Chabad (Photo by David Rullo)
December 30, 2024, 11:35 am
Chanukah lights shine bright in Greenfield on fifth night of holiday
"The message of sharing light throughout our community and beyond, that’s something that can bring us all together.”
By David Rullo
Load More