Hanukkah is a special festival that comes alive each year with rich traditions and practices. One of the most important holidays in the Jewish faith, "Chanukah" is an eight-day celebration of a ...

Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday celebrating love, happiness, and blessings that usually takes place during late November or ...

Explore Hanukkah-related items from across the Smithsonian's collections to celebrate the Jewish Festival of Lights. Learn more about our Statue of Liberty Hanukkah menorah, made by Manfred Anson from ...

Celebrating a miracle and the ability to practice your religion, eating fried foods and winning chocolate, giving and receiving gifts: Hanukkah is a happy holiday however you spell it.

Every year in November or December, Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, is celebrated for eight days and nights in a row. The festival begins on the 25th day of Kislev, the ninth month in the ...

NEW YORK (CNN)-- One of the 10 people accused of an anti-Semitic attack on a New York subway train disputes it began after a passenger said "Happy Hanukkah," the suspect's lawyer said Friday.

Happy Hanukkah! Following the re-dedication, the Jews then wanted to light the menorah (a candlestick which has seven branches), but they only had enough oil for one day. Miraculously the menorah ...

Many Jewish communities designate one night of Hanukkah as a night to give back. Talking about the causes you care about and humanitarian crises around the world can also teach children that the ...

Children can learn about the symbolic themes of the holiday through being included in the lighting of candles and all sorts of activities. With the Jewish festival of Hanukkah coming up in ...