What could Shabbat candles and Jewish eternity possibly have to do with The New York Times – a “newspaper” not particularly renowned for its Jewish sympathies or for its support of the Jewish state?

And God said, Let there be light; and there was light. God’s first magnificent gesture was to create light. For Jews, light is glory, insight, wisdom, warmth. It is safety and it is hope. We ...

Rom Gvili and Lital Gehman with their menorah in front of the Hollywood sign in L.A. Photo courtesy of The Jewish Agency for Israel. It may not be sundown yet in Los Angeles but on the morning of Dec.

Israel's President Reuven Rivlin lit the first candle of the Jewish holiday Hanukkah (also known as the Festival of Lights) on Sunday, commemorating the re-dedication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem ...

(JTA) — Even among Jews in Poland, few are shocked at this point by the popular figurines of haredi Orthodox Jews counting money that are sold there as good luck charms. Yet even locals are pausing to ...

Jewish comedian Amy Schumer was taped proudly lighting candles to celebrate the closing days of Hanukkah — adding that she learned who her “real friends are’’ after speaking out post-Oct. 7. “I stood ...

For many Jewish inmates around the nation, a key part of the Hanukkah holiday is lighting the sacred nine candles of the menorah. But the North Carolina prison system isn’t allowing inmates here to ...

An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man lights candles during the festival of Hanukkah in Mea Shearim neighborhood in Jerusalem, on Dec. 13, 2020. Hanukkah is an important Jewish festival. (Photo by Gil Cohen ...

Hasidim looking to vacation on the Welsh seaside are scrambling to find alternate arrangements after Aberystwyth University banned the use of candles in its residences. Hundreds of Orthodox Jews have ...