WASHINGTON — For Washington, D.C. the start of Hanukkah also means the lighting of the 30-foot National Menorah on the Ellipse, in front of the White House. And as of Tuesday afternoon, there is still ...

The first night of Hanukkah was a joyous one in Brooklyn, as hundreds of people from all over the country gathered to light the borough’s largest menorah in Grand Army Plaza. It was a cold night, said ...

The city of Mesa hosted a menorah lighting ceremony to celebrate the start of Hanukkah. The first night of the Jewish holiday starts on the same night as Christmas for the first time in nearly two ...

The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, or Chanukah -- the Festival of Lights -- is underway. It began at sundown on Wednesday, Dec. 25 and will continue into the beginning of 2025. On eight consecutive ...

A city in Illinois sparked controversy by limiting a Hanukkah menorah display to a few hours instead of the full eight days. As of Tuesday, more than 6,500 people have signed a Change.org petition ...

Yes, the first day of Hanukkah is on Christmas this year, Dec. 25. It begins at sundown. Hanukkah ends at sundown on Jan. 2. Why is Hanukkah so late this year? Hanukkah always begins on the 25th of ...

Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional ...

SAN FRANCISCO - Hanukkah is officially underway with an enthusiastic kickoff Wednesday night in San Francisco’s Union Square drawing in several hundred to witness the lighting of a three-ton menorah. ...

"Dreidel Man," portrayed by Levi Feldman, hands out dreidels to children during the 2018 "Bricktown Lights" Hanukkah gathering in Oklahoma City. [Carla Hinton/The Oklahoman] An Oklahoma City event ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, begins Thursday at sundown. Tension from the Israel-Hamas war is running high right now, and many of our Jewish friends and neighbors are approaching ...